Breeding and developing the trotter . eveloping Muscles and Speed Dr. Green A Futurity Candidate Feeding The Yearling CONTENTS Pages Chapter Seven. The Two-Year-Old and Older 109-114 Winter Work Spring Work Summer Work Turning Over to a Trainer Use of Bandages and Washes Packing of Feet Aged Horses Chapter Eight. Preparing for the Sales and the Show Rings 115-118 Avoid Over-Production The Best Age at which to Sell Preparing for Sales Culls Show Horses Preparing for Shows Incidentals Chapter Nine. Management of a Stock Farm 119-129 Business Principles The Superintendent The Trainer Grooms Sourc


Breeding and developing the trotter . eveloping Muscles and Speed Dr. Green A Futurity Candidate Feeding The Yearling CONTENTS Pages Chapter Seven. The Two-Year-Old and Older 109-114 Winter Work Spring Work Summer Work Turning Over to a Trainer Use of Bandages and Washes Packing of Feet Aged Horses Chapter Eight. Preparing for the Sales and the Show Rings 115-118 Avoid Over-Production The Best Age at which to Sell Preparing for Sales Culls Show Horses Preparing for Shows Incidentals Chapter Nine. Management of a Stock Farm 119-129 Business Principles The Superintendent The Trainer Grooms Sources of Revenue Advertising and Catalogues Breeding Records Causes of Failures Sources of Waste Chapter Ten. Care of the Feet and Teeth 130-134 Care of Feet Young Colts Corns The Perfect Hoof Ring-Bone After the Races Thrush Care of the Teeth CONTENTS Pages Chapter Eleven. Some Ailments and Disorders i35I43 Treatment of Barren Mares Sweat Box Treatment for Pneumonia Distemper When Stallions are Dull Masturbation Navel Trouble x55 ILLUSTRATIONS John Bradburn ...... Frontispiece The Abbot () • • • opposite page 11Nettie King () . . opposite page 27 y Prince Ideal opposite page 43 J Main Barn at Ideal Stock Farm opposite page 75 u BREEDING AND DEVELOPINGTHETROTTER Chapter OnePERSONAL Who Is He? — My First Horse. — My First Brood-Mare. — Jane Brown. — Pelham Tartar Jr. — My FirstStallion. — A Mare that Hambletonian did not Cover. — FirstDay on a Race Track. — Three Card Monte. — A FullFledged Farmer. — A Hotel Keeper and Public Trainer. —A Liveryman.—My First Race.— Roadinglt.—Ice Racing.—On to Buffalo. — Derricked.—Back to Buffalo.— Super-intendent at Village Farm. — A Betting System. — VillageFarm Graduates. — Ideal Stock Farm. WHO IS HE ? SOME of my readers will ask the questions,Who is this man Bradburn? What exper-ience has he had? Does he know what heis talking about? These questions are pertinent. It is not


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