The compleat horse-man, and expert ferrier. : In two bookes. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choice, nature, riding and dieting, as well for running as hunting, and how the rider ought to behave himselfe in the breaking and riding of colts; as also teaching the groome and keeper his true office, touching the horses and colts committed to his charge; and prescribing the best maner how a perfect stable ought to be scituated and made, not heretofore so fully described by any. The second, directing the most exact and approved maner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses: a worke containing the secrets and best skill belonging either to ferrier or horse-leach: the cures placed alphabetically; with hundreds of medicines never before imprinted in any authour. Published at the earnest request of sundry noble and worthy gentlemen, for the generall good and benefit of the nation. /

Niall Kenny description: As in the first edition the frontispiece plate (of Gustavus Adolphus) is collated as part of the gatherings. Numerous pagination errors (same as RVC copy) though gatherings complete, i.e. pp 267-274 repeated, pp 425-426 and 483-492 missing, p 103 given as '95', p 4...

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