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.

Niall Kenny description: Rare, especially with the folding plate (which is almost identical to that in A.S Gent's "The Gentleman's complete jockey"); previous editions 1687 (Mich 519), 1691, 1696, 1700, 1708 with a last in 1721. The only recorded copy of the 5th ed. of 1708 appea...

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