The farrier's and horseman's dictionary : being a compleat system of horsemanship. Containing I. Directions for the knowledge of horses, or instructions ho to make a right judgement 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 of medicines 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, eith 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philippos, N. B.
Format: Book
Language:English
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Description
Item Description:N. B. Philippos is a pseudonym. - Philippos is transliterated from the Greek. - With a final leaf of advertisements.
Physical Description:viii, 454 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; (octavo).