"How to Judge a Horse" by F. W. Bach, originally published in 1893, is a comprehensive guide to understanding equine qualities and soundness. This treatise delves into various aspects of horsemanship, providing detailed insights into judging a horse's physical attributes and overall health. The book covers essential topics such as bits and bitting, saddles and saddling, ensuring a thorough understanding of equine equipment. It also addresses practical matters like stable drainage and the techniques for driving one horse, a pair, four-in-hand, or tandem. Furthermore, the inclusion of extracts from Rarey's and Rockwell's methods offers readers a glimpse into historical approaches to horse training. This classic work is invaluable for both novice and experienced horse enthusiasts, providing a rich blend of historical context and practical advice.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.