The gentleman's compleat jockey: with the perfect horseman, 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, roweling, purging, and prevention of diseases, and many other things, from long experience and approved practice /

Niall Kenny description: Good copy rebound in full calf; slight worm damage to a few pages; INCOMPLETE, missing last advert leaf and bottom of plate; very rare, especially with plate; first 2 editions in 1696 (see Dingley 1)

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	A. S., Gent
Other Authors:	Speed, Adolphus, active 1652-1659
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Subjects:	Horsemanship > Early works to 1800. Horses.