Cavalarice. Or the English horseman: contayning all the art of horsemanship, asmuch as is necessary for any man to vnderstand, whether hee be horse-breeder, horse-ryder, horse-hunter, horse-runner, horse-ambler, horse-farrier, horse-keeper, coachman, smith, or sadler. Together, with the discouery of the subtil trade or mystery of hors-coursers, and an explanation of the excellency of a horses vnderstanding / [Gervase Markham].

  • Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
Date:
[1616]-1617
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Cavalarice. Or the English horseman: contayning all the art of horsemanship, asmuch as is necessary for any man to vnderstand, whether hee be horse-breeder, horse-ryder, horse-hunter, horse-runner, horse-ambler, horse-farrier, horse-keeper, coachman, smith, or sadler. Together, with the discouery of the subtil trade or mystery of hors-coursers, and an explanation of the excellency of a horses vnderstanding / [Gervase Markham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    375/780 (page 13)
    Hunting, as hauing theftrength of the War horfe!thc toughneffeofthe Hunting horfc, the good paceofrhe Trauailer, the fwifnefle of the Runner, a good breaft tor the Coach, a ftrong ioynt for the Cart, and a backe IiKe a beame for the Hamper. But forafmuch as there be three cfpeciall cara&ers or taccSjby which a man fhal chufe a good hunting horfe to wit.his breed,his colour, and the fltape of his linea¬ ments,, wili by tbemfhew you what obferuatiorts you fhaliregard when you make choifefor this purpofe. And nrft for his breed,if he be either baftard Courfer. aftard tenet or baftard P dander breed is not amiffc; tor fhaue knowne of all thefe Torres of baftards excel¬ lent hunting horfes. Nowifyou demand what I meane by this wordcBafiardi it is when a horfe is begotten by any of thefe Country horfes,vpon a faire Englifh Mare, or by a faire bredde Englifti Horfe vpon any of thefe country Marcs; but neither to flatter other C ountries, nor to takefrom our owne that which is duevntoit,the world doth not affoord in all pointes (both for tough- rufleand fwifcnciTe, beingioynedtogether) a better Horfe then the true bred EugHOi horfe for Hunting: which aflertion fhould I maintainc by the beft proofc, which is example, I could repeat fo many inftances as were fuffiaent to fill vp the reft of this volume, but I will not at this inftant bee fotroublefome. ext to this Breed,you arc to rcfpedl his colour and markes, wnicn forafmuch as I haue moft amply fee them down m the firft Chapter of the former booke of 1 ing, will referre you thereunto,and not tyer your eare with oftrepetitions : Your laftobferuation/s his fnapes, which although alfol hauc in the other book fee a* downc k A - - .*■