The true method of dieting horses : Containing many curious and useful observations concerning their marks, colour and external shape; their temper and instinct; and how they are to be governed, so as to prevent accidents and diseases. The proper method of feeding suited to their age, strength and constitution; wherein the pernicious customs, which have obtain'd among many ignorant grooms and other pretenders to horsemanship, are exposed, and their errors carefully amended. Under which is likewise contain'd the right and proper exercise, necessary not only in the above-mentioned respects, but apply'd to the most usual services required of horses, whether those for travelling and labour, those for the manage, or those for pleasure. As also observations concerning the right ordering of troop-horses, with a discourse of breeding, founded on the Duke of Newcastle's short method; very necessary for the improving our breed, and raising a beautiful and useful race of horses /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibson, W. (William), 1680?-1750
Other Authors: Solleysel, Jacques de, 1617-1680, Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:The second edition, corrected.
Subjects:

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245 1 4 |a The true method of dieting horses :  |b Containing many curious and useful observations concerning their marks, colour and external shape; their temper and instinct; and how they are to be governed, so as to prevent accidents and diseases. The proper method of feeding suited to their age, strength and constitution; wherein the pernicious customs, which have obtain'd among many ignorant grooms and other pretenders to horsemanship, are exposed, and their errors carefully amended. Under which is likewise contain'd the right and proper exercise, necessary not only in the above-mentioned respects, but apply'd to the most usual services required of horses, whether those for travelling and labour, those for the manage, or those for pleasure. As also observations concerning the right ordering of troop-horses, with a discourse of breeding, founded on the Duke of Newcastle's short method; very necessary for the improving our breed, and raising a beautiful and useful race of horses /  |c by W. Gibson. 
246 3 8 |a Gibson on ye horse 
250 |a The second edition, corrected. 
264 3 |a London :  |b printed for John Osborn and Tho. Longman, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row,  |c 1726. 
300 |a 2 unnumbered pages, iv, iv, 4 unnumbered pages, 236, vi, 16 pages ;  |c 20 cm. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
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500 |a First published, 1721. 
500 |a Includes index. 
500 |a Signatures: A-Q⁸ A⁸ 
500 |a Head- and tail-pieces, initials, side notes. 
500 |a Publisher's advertisements last 16 p (final gathering of 8). 
504 |a Includes textual references to the works of Solleysel, Newcastle, Hope, Blundevill and Virgil. 
500 |a "The first portion dealing with the make and shape of horses is a condensed version of Solleysel [Le parfait mareschal; 1664] ... The section on breeding ... [was drawn from] Newcastle's work ..."--Sir F. Smith, Early hist. vet. lit., volume 2, pages 20-22. 
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