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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

PART I

CHAPTER 1

My Early Years

CHAPTER 2

A Fair Start

CHAPTER 3

Ginger and Merrylegs

CHAPTER 4

Horse Sense

CHAPTER 5

A Little Devil

CHAPTER 6

The Fire

CHAPTER 7

Going for the Doctor

CHAPTER 8

The Parting

PART II

CHAPTER 9

Learning New Ways

CHAPTER 10

Reuben Smith

CHAPTER 11

Job Horses

CHAPTER 12

A Thief

PART III

CHAPTER 13

At the Horse Fair

CHAPTER 14

An Old War Horse

CHAPTER 15

Jerry Barker and a London Cab Horse

CHAPTER 16

Poor Ginger

CHAPTER 17

Old Captain and His Successor

CHAPTER 18

Jerry’s New Year

PART IV

CHAPTER 19

Jakes and the Lady

CHAPTER 20

Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson

CHAPTER 21

My Last Home

What Do You Think?

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