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Correspondence with the War Office re claims for compensation for transport of horses, under War Department Circular No. 1239
Date: Oct 1856-May 1857Reference: RAMC/397/F/CO/5Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Pictures
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World War One: a mounted Cossack ambulance convoy using horses as stretcher-bearers. Halftone after F. de Haenen, 1916, after a sketch by H. Seppings Wright.
Haenen, F. de (Frédéric de), 1853-1928.Date: 19 February 1916Reference: 24082i- Pictures
Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882: episodes, maps of campaigns, portraits of personalities. Album of prints, 188-.
Date: [between 1880 and 1889]Reference: 37410i- Pictures
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Boer War: Colonel Baden-Powell inspecting a sick horse at a military camp in Mafeking (Mahikeng). Process print by J.Swain & Son after G. Scott after D. Taylor.
Taylor, D., active 1900.Reference: 23693i- Books
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The gentleman's complete jockey: with the perfect horseman, and experienced farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their Breeding, Feeding and Management in all Paces, to sit them for War, Racing, Travel, Hunting, or other Recreations and Advantages. II. The true Method, with proper Rules and Directions to Order, Diet and Physic 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 Sorances incident to Horses; with their Symptoms and Causes. VI. The methods of shooing, Blooding, Rowling, Purging, and prevention of Diseases, &c. from long Experience and approved Practice. To which is added, The art of vermine-killing. By A. S. Gent.
A. S.Date: Printed in the Year, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]- Books
Something about horses, sport and war / [Henry Strickland Constable].
Constable, H. Strickland (Henry Strickland), 1821-1909Date: 1891- Pictures
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Second Matabele War, Zimbabwe: British soldiers climbing down to fetch water from the bottom of a pit. Halftone by André & Sleigh Ld after C.E. Fripp, 1896.
Fripp, Charles Edwin, 1854-1906.Date: 1896Reference: 23580i- Pictures
South Africa: a memorial to horses that fell in the war. Photograph by Miss Mabel Rose, 1905.
British Association for the Advancement of Science.Date: 1905Reference: 534500iPart of: British Association for the Advancement of Science- Pictures
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Franco-Prussian War: in the siege of Paris. a surgeon of the Garde Nationale (formerly a professor at the Ecole de Médecine) meets an army surgeon, who is one of his former students. Coloured transfer lithograph by Draner (J. Renard), 1871.
Draner, 1833-1926.Date: [1871?]Reference: 21933i- Books
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The gentleman's new jockey: or, Farrier's approved guide: containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, in order to bring them up in the best manner for Profit, Pleasure, Service, or Recreation, especially in what relates to Racing or Running, Coursing, Travel, and War; with Directions for Heats, Dieting, Dressing, and the several Paces requisite on any of the like Occasions. Also approved receipts and remedies for all manner of diseases, Sorrances, Hurts, or Grievances incident to Horses, according to the Opinions of the best Farriers of all Ages, with Directions for preventing Sicknesses and Griefs, and the Symptoms whereby they are known. To which is added, a second part; containing many rare and new secrets, relating as well to management as cure, and what else may contribute to the Advantage of Buying or Selling; and many other Things and Matters, highly necessary to be known by all Lovers of good Horses. With a treatise for curing diseases in cattel, added in this Impression, and divers other rare Experiments. Illustrated with sundry curious and necessary cuts.
G. L.Date: 1714- Books
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The English horsman and complete farrier : directing all gentlemen and others how to breed, feed, ride, and diet all kind of horses whether for war, race, or other service : with a discovery of the causes, signs, and cures of all diseases, both internal and external, incident to horses : alphabetically digested : with The humours of a Smithfield jockey / by Robert Almond.
Almond, RobertDate: 1673- Books
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The army horse in accident and disease : a manual prepared for the use of students of the training school for farriers and horseshoers by the training school instructors.
Date: [1909?]- Pictures
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A battlefield littered with corpses of soldiers and carcasses of horses during a fierce cavalry battle. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Date: [1730]Reference: 44108i- Books
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A general system of horsemanship in all it's branches: containing a faithful translation of that most noble and useful work of his Grace, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, entitled, The manner of feeding, dressing, and training of horses for the great saddle, and Fitting them for the Service of the Field in Time of War, or for the Exercise and Improvement of Gentlemen in the Academy at home: A Science peculiarly necessary throughout all Europe, and which has hitherto been so much neglected, or discouraged in England, that young Gentlemen have been obliged to have recourse to foreign Nations for this Part of their Education. Wit h all the original copper-plates, in Number forty-three, which were engrav'd by the best Foreign Masters, under his Grace's immediate Care and Inspection, and which are explained in the different Lessons. And to give all the Improvements that may be, This Work is ornamented with Head-Pieces and Initial Letters, properly adapted to the subsequent Chapters; and enlarged with an Index. ...
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.Date: M.DCC.XLIII. [1743]- Books
The Terminator : tempest / John Arcudi, writer ; Chris Warner, penciller ; Paul Guinan, inker.
Arcudi, John.Date: 1990- Pictures
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World War I: a horse used for military purposes has collapsed on a road, and another horse is being cared for by a military veterinarian officer. Photograph of drawing by F. Matania, ca. 1917.
Matania, Fortunino, 1881-1963.Date: 1917Reference: 583821i- 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- Books
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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.
Philippos, N. B.Date: M. DCC. XXVI. [1726]- Books
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A dissertation concerning the unlawfulness of using horses and chariots in war, amongst the Jews. Occasion'd by a pamphlet intitled, observations upon the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Bangor's dissertation IV. Christ's entry into Jerusalem.
Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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A review of the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Bangor's dissertation IV. With remarks upon a dissertation concerning the unlawfulness of using horses and chariots in war, amongst the Jews, &c. In a letter to ********
Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The Gentleman's new jockey, or, Farrier's approved guide : containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, &c. ... especially what relates to racing or running, coursing, travel, war, &c., with directions for heats, dieting, dressing ... ; to which is added a second part, containing many rare and new secrets, never before made publick ... ; illustrated with sundry curious & necessary cuts.
Date: 1691- Books
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The Gentleman's new jockey, or, Farrier's approved guide : containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, &c. ... especially what relates to racing or running, coursing, travel, war, &c., with directions for heats, dieting, dressing ... ; to which is added a second part, containing many rare and new secrets, never before made publick ... ; illustrated with sundry curious and necessary cutts.
Date: 1687- Books
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The Experienced jocky, compleat horseman, or gentlemans delight : containing plain and easie directions in breeding, feeding, keeping and managing horses for all occasions, as war, raccing, hunting, travel, &c. ... to which are added plain and easie directions for the breeding, feeding, managing and curing distempers in bulls, cows, calves, oxen, sheep and swine, useful and necessary for all persons who expect pleasure or profit by any of the forementioned animals, the like before not extant.
Date: 1684- Digital Images
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Horse and stretcher transport, World War I
D. Lyndsay- Digital Images
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Horse ambulance at Ypres, World War I
D. Lindsay