Gambling, Aristophanes on, 52; by David Hume, 175; Elizabeth, 176; Henry VIII., 162, 163; Wolsey, 144; denounced, 180, 211, 212, 265; Marshal de Bassompierre's love for, 231; under Charles II., 254; James I., 205, 210-212 Gauls, the, 20, 70, 72, 75 Geldings, 207 Gentleness of horses, 104 George III., 271 Girth, the, 63 “Gladiateur,” 288 “Godolphin Arabian,” 269, 270, 289 Gradasso and Alfana, 94 “Great Horses,” 111, 127, 141, 206, 232, 237 Greek soldier, 19, 28, 46 Greeks, the, 21; esteemed horses highly, 29; had chariots with wheels, 20; harness of, 51; hogged manes patronised by, 48; horse breeding by, 14; horsemanship among, 7, 9, 16; horses of, 30, 102; horseshoes explained to, 73; race horses kept by, 49; taught to ride by the Libyans, 17; used horse-cloths, 19 Haddington Race Meeting, the, 172 Halters, 18, 286 “Hands,” 133, 227, 228 “Harkaway,” 288 Hector, 10 “Helmsley Turk,” 225, 257 Henry II., 110-113 Henry III., 119, 161 Henry VII., 141-147 Henry VIII., 148, 167, 187, 206, 250 Heraclios, 10 “Hermit,” 288 Hiero II. of Syracuse, 31, 37 Higher Criticism, 9 Hittites, the, 6, 20 Hogged manes, 42, 48, 271 Hoof, the, 41, 47, 72, 214 Hooper, Letter of Bishop, 171 Horse-bread, 156, 179, 246 Horse breakers, 41, 146 Horse-cloths, 19, 38, 59, 72, 155 Horse breeding north of the Tweed, 152, 166 Horse doctors, 40; ignorance of, 213; veterinary surgeons, 221; Wolsey as a, 145, 146 Horse fairs organised, 231-232 Horse-fighting in Iceland, 95; in Siam, 95; picture of, 96 Horse hoof, 44 Horsemanship, 7, 10, 12, 16; Alexander the Great's, 57-58; Bayard's, 135; Charles II.'s, 226-227, 246-257; Charles VIII. of France's, 139; clever riding of Elizabeth, 193; Duke of Newcastle's, 227-228; early instruction in, 134; feats in, 197; influence of, 183; James I.'s opinion on, 206-207, 217; James II.'s, 261; John Selwyn's, 188; of Anglo-Saxons, 108; of Bedouins, 287; of Earl of Shrewsbury, 107; of the Gauls, 70; of Irish, 166-167; Mary Queen of Scots', 192; of the Scotch, 167; Spaniards', 224; Swedes', 83; training in, 29, 32; Wolsey's, 141-143