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Horse racing: one rider shortly following another. Colour lithograph in the style of Tosa Mitsuoki, 1894.
Tosa, Mitsuoki, 1617-1691.Date: 1894Reference: 728858iPart of: Japanese courtly recreations, sports and entertainments. Colour lithographs in the style of Tosa Mitsuoki, 1894.- Books
Horse-racing : a cruel sport / by Ernest Bell.
Bell, Ernest, 1851-1933.Date: 1912- Pictures
Nettie, a champion horse at harness racing. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1874.
Date: [1874?]Reference: 2491248i- Books
The influence of racing and the thoroughbred horse in light-horse breeding / by William Scarth Dixon.
Dixon, William Scarth.Date: [1925]- Pictures
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Crowds of people are watching the horse racing in a large field with marquees in it. Colour process print.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 34566i- Pictures
A horse race. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1850.
Hall, Harry, 1813-1882.Date: [1850?]Reference: 2491247i- Pictures
Key to the racing colours in the painting "A racing nightmare" by A.C. Havell. Lithograph, ca. 1891.
Havell, Alfred Charles, 1855-1928.Date: [1891?]Reference: 2491249i- Books
Palace House : National Heritage Centre for Horse Racing & Sporting Art, Newmarket : winter 2014/15 project update.
Date: [2014]- Books
Studies on reproduction in horses : singularity and artificial control in reproductive phenomena / by Y. Nishikawa.
Nishikawa, Yoshimasa, 1913-1994.Date: 1959- Books
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An exhortation in Christian love, to all who frequent horse-racing, cock-fighting, throwing at cocks, gaming, plays, dancing, musical entertainments, or any other Vain Diversions.
Darby, Abiah, 1716-1794.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Pictures
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A white racing horse has thrown off its jockey and runs off the race track into the forest. Chromolithograph after J. F. Herring sen.
Herring, J. F. (John Frederick), 1795-1865.Reference: 40556i- Books
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The sportsman's sure guide, or Gamester's vade-mecum; Shewing the exact odds at horse-racing, lotteries, raffles, cock-fighting, cards, &c. &c. With a table, shewing the odds of the variety of chances of throwing any number of points with dice, from one to ten inclusive; also the odds at back-gammon, bowls, coits, &c. The whole forming a complete guide to the turf, the cock-pit, the card-table, and other species public diversion, either in the parlour or the field. By Henry Proctor, at Woodhouse, near Masham, in Yorkshire.
Proctor, Henry.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- Pictures
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Two dogs racing. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904.Date: 1887Reference: 28351iPart of: Animal locomotion: an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements- Pictures
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Above, a carriage horse baulks and kicks the horse behind; centre, a baulking race horse; below, two race horses with jockeys. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 41731i- Ephemera
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Keep your hunters in condition by using Henri's horse condition powders... / manufactured by Henri's Patent Cattle Feed Co.
Henri's Patent Cattle Feed Co.Date: [1900?]- Books
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The gentleman's compleat jockey : with the perfect horse-man, and experienc'd farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their breeding, feeding and management in all paces, to fit them for war, racing, travel, hunting, or other recreations and advantages. II. The true method, with proper rules and directions to order, diet and physick the running-horse, to bring him to any match, or race, with success. III. The methods to buy horses, and prevent being cheated; noting the particular marks of the good and bad horses in all their circumstances. IV. How to make blazes, stars and snips: to fatten a horse with little charge, and to make him lively and lovely. V. The whole art of a farrier, in curing all diseases, griefs and sorrances incident to horses: with their symptoms and causes. VI. The methods of shooing, blooding, rowling, purging, and prevention of diseases, and many other things, from long experience and approved practice. / by A. S. gent.
A. S., GentDate: 1700- Pictures
Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore, a notorious spendthrift and rake, holding a levee: he is attended by his horse-racing and cock-fighting associates and others. Etching by J. Barlow after S. Collings.
Collings, Samuel.Date: June 1st 1791Reference: 32418i- Books
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The gentleman's compleat jockey: with the perfect horse-man and experienc'd farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their breeding, feeding and management in all paces, to fit them for war, racing, travel, hunting, or other recreations and advantages. II. The true method with proper rules and directions to order, diet and physick the running-horse, to bring him to any match or race, with success. III. The methods to buy horses, and prevent being cheated noting the particular marks of the good and b[a]d horses, in all their circumstances. IV. How to make blazes stars, and snips: to fatten a horse with little charge, and to make him lively and lovely. V. The whole art of farrier in curing all diseases, griefs, and sorrances incident to horses; with their symptoms and causes. VI. The methods of shooing, blooding, rowling, purging and prevention of diseases, and many other things from long experience and approved practice. By A.S. gent.
A. S.Date: 1717- Books
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Markham's master-piece: containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. ... Now the twentieth time printed, corrected, and augmented with above thirty new chapters, ... Also The compleat jockey; containing methods for the training up horses for racing, ...
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.Date: 1723- Ephemera
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Dr. to F. W. Warren & Co., manufacturing chemists, : sole proprietors of G. Lewis & Co.'s world-renowned horse, cattle, sheep & pig medicines, condiments, cattle foods, calf meal, &c.
F. W. Warren & Co.Date: [1915?]- Books
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The British sportsman, or, nobleman, gentleman, and farmer's dictionary, of recreation and amusement. Including a most Improved System of Modern Farriery, And Anatomical Dissections of a Horse; With concise Rules for chusing good Horses, and the Secrets of training them with Wind and Vigour for the Course, Field, and Road. Particular Instructions for Riding, Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Hawking, Shooting, Setting, & Fishing; With the most approved Methods of Breeding, Curing, and Managing all sorts of Cattle; Particularly Oxen, Cows, Deer, and Sheep. With an improved Mode of Docking, Nicking, Cropping, and Breaking Colts. Directions for Breeding, Training, and Managing Dogs, Hawks, Cocks, Doves, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. With a new and interesting Description Of all the Traps, Nets, Engines, Baits, and magical Contrivances, For taking Birds, and all Sorts of Game, Alive; And for destroying Vermin of every Kind that annoy Poultry, or infest the Farmer's Yard. The Whole comprised underone Alphabetical Arrangement, and each Article explained under its proper Name. Compiled from the Latest Discoveries, and improved By Many Years Real Practice and Observation. By William Augustus Osbaldiston, Esq. Embellished with elegant Copper Plates, adapted to each Subject.
Osbaldiston, William Augustus.Date: [1792-96?]- Pictures
Ascot race-course, Berkshire: spectators have abandoned their food and drink outside a tent and have turned to watch the horses racing past. Watercolour by Muriel Lewis, 1967.
Lewis, Muriel, active approximately 1966-1968.Date: June 67 [June 1967]Reference: 3000211iPart of: Adamson Collection- Ephemera
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Every year over 300 horses are raced to death in the UK : cruelty : you can bet on it / Animal Aid.
Date: [2002?]- Books
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The universal sportsman: or, nobleman, gentleman, and farmer's dictionary of recreation and amusement. Including a most improved system of modern farriery, and anatomical dissections of a horse; With concise Rules for chusing good Horses, and the Secrets of training them with Wind and Vigour for the Course, Field, Road, and Cavalry. Particular instructions for Riding, Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Hawking, Shooting, Setting, And Fishing; With abstracts from the game laws of great britain and ireland. With the most approved methods of breeding, curing, and managing all sorts of cattle; Particularly Oxen, Cows, Deer, Sheep, And Hogs. The Method Of Preventing The Scab Among Sheep, With A Radical Cure IF Infected. The Method Of Procuring Early Lambs. With an improved mode of docking, nicking, cropping, and breaking colts. Directions for Breeding, Training, and Managing Dogs, Hawks, Cocks, Doves, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. With a new and interesting Description Of All The Traps, Nets, Engines, Baits, And Magical Contrivances, for taking birds, and all sorts of game, alive; and for destroying vermin of every kind that annoy poultry, or infest the farmer's yard. The whole comprized under one alphabetical arrangement, and each article explained under its proper name. Compiled from the latest discoveries, and improved by many years real practice and observation. By William Augustus Osbaldiston, Esq. Embellished with forty-two elegant copper-plates, adapted to each subject.
Osbaldiston, William Augustus.Date: [1795?]- Books
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The gentleman's complete jockey: with the perfect horseman, and experienced farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their Breeding, Feeding and Management in all Paces, to sit them for War, Racing, Travel, Hunting, or other Recreations and Advantages. II. The true Method, with proper Rules and Directions to Order, Diet and Physic the Running Horse, to bring him to any Match or Race, with success. III. The Methods to buy Horses, and prevent being cheated; noting the particular Marks of the good and bad horses, in all their circumstances. IV. How to make Blazes, Stars, and Snips: To fatten a horse with little charge, and to make him lively and lovely. V. The whole Art of a Farrier in curing all Diseases, Griefs and Sorances incident to Horses; with their Symptoms and Causes. VI. The methods of shooing, Blooding, Rowling, Purging, and prevention of Diseases, &c. from long Experience and approved Practice. To which is added, The art of vermine-killing. By A. S. Gent.
A. S.Date: Printed in the Year, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]