Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Illustrations and Tables xvii
6. Abbreviations xix
7. Part I. Introduction
8. 1. In Search of the Wild Horse 3
9. 2. Of Stallions, Steppes, and Stables 29
10. Part II. Translations
11. Horse Taming Poems 57
12. Commentary on the Horse Taming Poems 83
13. Part III. Exegesis
14. Being with Horses 99
15. Appendix 1. Hagiography of Gao Daokuan (1195–1277) 133
16. Appendix 2. Song of Pure Awakening 139
17. Appendix 3. Horse-Related Technical Terminology in the Horse Taming Pictures 143
18. Notes 145
19. Character Glossary 197
20. Bibliography 205
21. Index 219