11 NOVEMBER 1865, Page 20

The Handy Horse - Book. By a Cavalry Officer. (Blackwood.)—This seems a

useful little work. The author has been constantly consulted by friends and acquaintances on the points in it, and having given them satisfaction, thinks he may bestow on the general public the benefit of his experience. This he does in a simple, unpretending way; in the first part he gives just the amount of information that will enable a man to work his horse comfortably, check his groom, and generally know what he is about when riding, driving, or choosing gear. In the second part he deals with diseases, referring principally to Mayhew's Illustrated Horse-Doctor, and only suggesting such remedies as in the absence of competent advice will at least be harmless.