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A. S. Alexander. Horse Secrets
Horse Secrets
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Horse Feeding Secrets
Secret of Hand Raising a Foal
Secret of Feeding Silage to Horses
Secret of Fattening Drafters
Secret of Feeding Molasses
Secrets of Various Vices
Secret of Stopping Halter Pulling
Secret of Preventing Mules from Kicking
Tying a Mare With a Foal
Secret of Handling a Balky Horse
Secret of Curing a Stall Kicker
Secret Tricks in Horse Trading
Secret of Shutting a Heaver
Secret of Plugging a Roarer
Diamond Cut Diamond
Making a Horse Act Mean
Blowing Air Under the Skin
Stopping a Switcher
The Turpentine and Gasoline Tricks
Gingering a Show Horse
Unnerving and Cocaining
Keep an Eye on the Sign-Board
Secret of Hiding a Spavin
Artificially Induced Knee Action
The Artificial Tail Trick
Keeping a Horse “In the Air.”
The Loose Shoe Trick
Wire Marks Over Side-Bones
Wedging a Cribber
Making an Artificial Star
Black Spots on a White Horse
Broken Crest or Wrong Lying Mane
Concealing Discharging Sinuses
The Galloping Past Dodge
Keeping a Horse on Edge
“An Eye for An Eye.”
Examine the Ears
Bishoping, an Old Trick
How Bishoping is Done
Miscellaneous Secrets
The Widow Trick
Landing a Sucker
A Horse That Was Right There
An Honest “Hoss” Dealer
A Sharper’s Smooth Sayings
The Winter Board Trick
How Horses Catch Cold
Tricks in Measuring Horses
Secrets About Stallion Selling
Palming Off a Grade Stallion on a Company
Stud Books Approved by the Government
Stud Books Not Certified by the Government
Story of a Company Stallion Deal
Horse Peddlers’ Confessions
The Sale of Les Epinards
The Sale of Transmigrator
Some Veterinary Secrets
Secret of Preventing Navel and Joint Disease
Symptoms of Bad Teeth
Remedies for Tail Rubbing
A Cruel Cure for Heaves
An Astringent for Scours
An Old Operation for Spavin
Facts About Pigment Tumors
Secrets of Buying and Selling Horses
Auction Sale Rules.[2]
Reputable Dealers Protect Their Patrons
Two Sides to a Horse
A Little Ill to Distract Attention from a Big One
Beware of Hoof Dressing
Buying a Pair
A “High English” Guaranty
An Unsound Horse Sometimes a Good Bargain
A Second-Hand Horse
“Protecting” the Buyer
Splitting the Profit Three Ways
A Glossary of Market Terms
