Produced by Chris Curnow, Christine Fowler, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: Lord Coventry’s Book which his dear Uncle Henry gave him] (Handwritten, not part of original book.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: THE PILLION] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER: OR, Sketches and Anecdotes of the Noble Quadruped, and of Equestrian Nations. BY ROLLO SPRINGFIELD. [Illustration] LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL 186 STRAND. MDCCCXLVII. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] LONDON. VIZETELLY BROTHERS AND CO., PRINTERS AND ENGRAVERS, PETERBOROUGH COURT, FLEET STREET. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] CONTENTS. [Illustration] CHAPTER PAGE I. DOMESTICATION OF THE HORSE—HORSE 1 FURNITURE—VARIOUS BREEDS—BLOOD HORSES—PONIES II. PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE 23 HORSE—SAGACITY—FIDELITY—SOCIABILITY, &C.—ANECDOTES—INSANITY III. VICES, AND DISAGREEABLE OR DANGEROUS 50 HABITS IV. SPEED AND ENDURANCE—CARNIVOROUS 66 HORSES—HORSEFLESH AS FOOD—HORSEBAITING V. PRIMITIVE STATE OF WILD HORSES—THE 86 STEPPES VI. THE CENTAUR—THE MONGOLS AND CALMUCKS—A 100 RUSSIAN TABOON VII. THE COSSACKS—THE CIRCASSIANS—THE 131 MAMELUKES VIII. BELA—A STORY OF THE CAUCASUS 150 IX. RUNJEET SINGH’S FAMOUS HORSE 179 LYLEE—ANECDOTES—PERSIAN HORSES X. ARABIAN HORSES 194 XI. FERAL HORSES OF AMERICA—INDIANS AND 204 GAUCHOS [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] CHAPTER I