1897 Farmers' Manual

This collection of posts presents sections of the Farmers' Manual that provides advice and guidance in the purchasing, training and care of horses. Topics include the following:

-- How to Tell A Good Horse, and Practical Rules for Purchasing

-- How to Tell the Age of the Horse
-- How to Train, Drive, and Break Horses
-- How to Pick Out a Trotting Horse
-- How to Tell the Disposition of a Horse
-- The Use and Abuse of the Check-Rein

-- Remedies for the Kicking Horse

-- How to Drive Pullers and Luggers on the Bit

-- The Safest Way to Tie a Halter
-- How to Manage A Balky Horse

-- How to Keep a Horse from Pawing in the Stall

-- How to Teach a Horse Tricks
-- How to Make a Horse Lie Down

-- How to Breed and Care for Horses