. Riding and driving. he understanding of a subjectwhich is of practical bread-and-butter interest toevery man, woman, and child in the United ounce more of work that a horse can beharnessed to do, every practical hint that themaster of horses can be induced to apply, everyyard of road that can be improved, take somethingoff the cost of everything we eat, drink, or put a coach on the road for a few weeks in thespring, to turn out a well-mannered pair for a ladysphaeton, to temjx^r the disposition of two horsesso that they bowl along pleasantly in a tandem,may at the first
. Riding and driving. he understanding of a subjectwhich is of practical bread-and-butter interest toevery man, woman, and child in the United ounce more of work that a horse can beharnessed to do, every practical hint that themaster of horses can be induced to apply, everyyard of road that can be improved, take somethingoff the cost of everything we eat, drink, or put a coach on the road for a few weeks in thespring, to turn out a well-mannered pair for a ladysphaeton, to temjx^r the disposition of two horsesso that they bowl along pleasantly in a tandem,may at the first blush seem to be merely the idlevagaries of the unemployed rich. As a matter offact, the knowledge and patience required in theseexercises percolates through all classes of horseowners, and produces a marked effect from theutilitarian standpoint. We of the large cities,with steam and electricity as our daily servants oflocomotion, ignore the twenty odd million agricul-tural machines in this country that are helping to. PLATE I. —PROTOROHIPPUS Earlleit known species erf horse, eleven Inches hl^h. wl*h four complete toes,and remainder ot fifth on fore fe«t. and three on hind feet
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