The farrier's and horseman's dictionary, being a compleat system of horsemanship. Containing I. Directions for the knowledge of horses, or instructions how to make a right judgment of their goodness or imperfections. II. For the breeding of horses; the choice and ordering of mares, stallions, and young colts. III. The feeding, dieting and ordering of horses for several services, and particularly of running, hunting, and war-horses. IV. The prognosticks, or signs of the diseases and maladies of horses. V. The best methods of curing all distempers and maladies incident to them. VI. With a large collection of the most approved recipe's [sic] of medicinies for each particular disease or malady, with the proper directions for their use. VII. An explanation of all the terms of art used in horsemanship, either in common riding, or in the academies for riding the great horse. VIII. An explanation of all those terms of art, either in the medicinal or chirurgical practice of farriers, &c. The whole digested into an easy alphabetical order, and useful for all, either farriers, or dealers in horses, whose business, or gentlemen, whose diversion and inclination calls them to an acquaintance with that useful and noble creature. By N.B. Philippos.

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M. DCC. XXVI. [1726]