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The gentleman's experienced farrier: containing the methods of diet, exercise, bleeding, purging, &c. of horses; and the anatomical parts described. Also the disorders incident to horses, and Their respective cures. Together with an infallible cure for the staggers, And all other fevers whatsoever. Being the result of Above Fifty Years Experience, in an extensive Practice. By William Foster, Farrier.
Foster, William, active 1786.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Considerations on the breed and management of horses. Interspersed with some remarks and calculations on the exportation and importation of corn, and the importance of an improved cultivation. Addressed to the King.
Date: [1778]- Books
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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.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.Date: 1722- Books
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Every man his own judge: or, grandeur and utility pointed out in the formation of a horse; Comprehended In a minute, clear, and particular Description of his several Parts, Properties, Perfections, &c. To which is added, the most approved method of breeding and training up young colts, and of Feeding and Exercising for the Road or Field; Together, with an Invariable Rule for Knowing a Horse's Age; and the Best and safest Method of Nicking. The Whole interspersed with a variety of Observations and Remarks, worthy the notice of the Curious. By Thomas Hornby Morland.
Morland, Thomas Hornby.Date: M,DCC,XCII. [1792]- Books
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The gentleman and farmer's guide for the increase and improvement of cattle, viz. lambs, sheep, hogs, calves, cows, oxen. Also the best manner of breeding, and breaking horses, both for sport and burden: with an account of their respective distempers, and the most approved medicines for the cure of them. Also some observations on the many benefits of the woollen manufactures of Great-Britain, and the great advantages arising from hides, tallow, &c. Illustrated with copper plates. The second edition. By R. Bradley, professor of botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: 1732- Books
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The perfect horseman: or, The experienc'd secrets of Mr. Markhams fifty years practice : Shewing how a man may come to be a general horseman, by the knowledge of these seven offices; viz. the breeder, feeder, ambler, rider, keeper, buyer, farryer. Never printed before. And now published by Lancelot Thetford, practitioner in the same art for the space of forty years.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1655- Books
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Markham's master-piece revived : containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the fifteenth time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters, and forty new medicines heretofore never publisht. To which is added by way of appendix, The countrey-man's care for his other cattle, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel, with many new additions. And now in this impression is added The complete jockey; containing methods for the training of horses up for racing; with their heats and courses, and manner of keeping, &c. Also instructions to the buyers, to avoid cheating horse-coursers; and all things necessary for gentlemen, and others. Never before made publick.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1694 [i.e. 1695]- 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