The gentleman's accomplish'd jockey with the compleat horseman, and approved farrier. Containing, I. The excellent Constitution and Temper of Horses, Mares and Colts; the Manner of Breeding them, with their proper Feed, and Management for all Exercises. II. The Compleat Jockey's Method for Dieting, Physicking, and Ordering, the Race Horse, so as to be fit for any Match: Certain Rules for buying good Horses, and preventing Impositions and Cheats. III. Various Ways for making of Stars, Blazes, and Marks in the Fore-Head, or any Part of the Horse's Body, with other Curiosities, &c. IV. The Farrier's Master-Piece, in knowing the several Causes and Cures of all Distempers, Sores, Wounds, Bruises, and Hurts, incident to Horses; with an excellent Praxis, whereby any one may easily know how and when to Physick, Bleed, Purge, Rowel, Dock, Shoe, and Shape their Horses, being some peculiar Observations not before made publick. By G.M. Gent
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for H. Tracy, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge
1722, 1722
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T106648. - G.M. = Gervase Markham. - Pp. 145, 148, 149, 152, 153 and 156 misnumbered 123, 122, 127, 126, 131 and 130 respectively. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The last six leaves contain a contents list, advertisements and an illustration of a knight on horseback on the final page |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (130[i.e.156],[12]p) ill 12° |