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 eigh t <B ookg. 71 thing; whereinisonelytobee ohferued, theconftancie' of the cetraine worde you vfe for that ptirpofe , and • your reward for well dooing, and your corre6Uon when heeoflfendes, and all fuch helpes which you vfe when you teach either Hound or Spanidl to couch, which is for the moft part at the firftondy an awfulltb reaming, orcommaundmenttill hee vnderftand your mmae, and after as it were but a mtlde and cheerefuil intreaty. Now for to make him rife vp fodainely againe* and either toftrike, leape, or vfe any defperate motion,you fhall but onely acquaint him with fome other worde contrary to that by which you foreft him to lye downs, and afibonc as you vfe it , you fhall not onely helpe to raifehim vp with your hand, but by pricking, tickling, or toying with him, make him yerke vp his hinder parts, and offer to rtinne and bite at you, your felte feeming as it were tobeeaffraid of him, and as it were in a plea- fant manner to fhrinke and runne away from his furie; and that you may doe this with more certaintie,3 you fhall before you teach him to lie downe, teach him to yerke behinde by pricking him in the buttockc with a fharpeNalle,Goade,or fuch like inftrument, but in any cafe not by vfmg your rodde, for that being your inftru- ment of corre&ion, muft neuer be vfed but when hee offends,leaftheemiftaking the vfe, doe like wife miftake when hee doth offend, and when hee doth pleafe you. Alfoyou fhallteach himbeforchecome to fail down, to runne, and bite, and fnappe at you as hee plaies, and is familiar with you, by twitching at his lips, and than¬ king your hand againe,or fometimes by pricking him in the lippes with a Pinne, or fuch like; or by making him runne vp anddowne after you,for in fuch wantonneffe a Horfe