The fower chiefest offices belonging to horsemanshippe : that is to say, the office of the breeder, of the rider, of the keeper, and of the ferrer. In the first parte wherof is declared the order of breeding of horses. In the seconde howe to breake them, and to make them horses of seruice. Conteyninge the whole art of ryding latelye set foorth, and nowe newelye corrected and amended of manye faultes escaped in the fyrst printing, as well touchyng the byttes as otherwyse. Thirdely, howe to dyet them, aswell when they reste as when they traueyle by the way. Fourthly, to what diseases they be subiecte togither with the causes of such diseases, the sygnes howe to knowe them, and finally howe to cure the same. which bookes are not onely painefully collected out of a number of aucthours, but also orderly dysposed and applyed to the vse of thys oure countrey. By Tho. Blundeuill of Newton Flotman in Norff.
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Imprinted at London :
By VVillyam Seres dwellyng at the west ende of Paules church, at the sygne of the Hedgehogge. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum,
[approximately 1570]
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Table of Contents:
- The breeding of horses
- The art of riding : newlie corrected and amended of manie faults escaped in the first printing, as well touching the matter as the bittes : whereof manye were euill drawen, and as euill cut : but nowe made perfect through the diligence of the first aurthour
- The order of dieting of horses, as well when they reste, as when they traueyle, wherein is contayned not onely the keepers office, but also many preceptes necessarye to be knowne of the ferrer or horselech; lately set forth
- The order of curing horses diseases, togither with the causes of such diseases, the signes how to know them, and finallie howe to cure the same. With the true art of paring and shooing all maner of hooues, togither with the shapes adnfigures of diuers shoes, verye necessarye for dyuers hooues