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
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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.

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    ‘The third Tdotke. zl in fte3d thereof,you ftnll put into his racke a little bot- tie of hay, as bigge as a penny bottle in an Inne; which hay would be f ound and well gotten,yetrough,courfe, and not exceeding pleafant in taft e; whereby the horfe takin gno great delight to feed thereupon, may rather chev? and eat it to icoure his teeth, then either to fill his ftomackc or latisficbis hunger. Aslooncasyou haue taken the ftrawfoorthofhis racke.and giuen him hay,you fhal then in the morning by fiue or fixe a clocke,which is the houre your groom fliould come into the ftable, make him after he hath put away thehorfes dung,thruA vp his litter,and made his ftallcleane and fweetj take afmootn (baffle* wafht either in fomefaire water, orinalittlebeere, and put¬ ting it in thehorfes mouth, turne his head to that part of the flail where his hinder parts ftood,and there han¬ ging the reyne vpon fome pinne orbooke placed lor that purpofe,Firit let your Groom vncloath him,then cutrie, rubbe, pickc, and dreffc him in fuch fort as be¬ longs to his place and office, which manner of dreffing ofhorfes, becatife it is at large prefigured in the fife book,where I onely write ofthole duties; I will in this place omit it,and refer you to that place to behold it. When your Groomc hath finifhed the dreffing of yourhorfe, and only girt the cloath about him with a furfingle without any wifpes; you fhall then take him footth,and mounting vpon hisbacke,udehim to fome faireRiucror Spring,and there after he hath dunrk,you fhall gallop him vpon an eafie falfe gallop for fiue or fix fcore yard3,and then giue him winde, tlien gallop him as much more,, then giue him winde againe :thus yon fhaido twice or thriee til you haue warmdthewatcrm