Observations and discoveries made upon horses with a new method of shoeing. Containing, I. The exact Anatomy of a Horse's Foot. II. The History of the Causes and Seat of different Diseases, said to be in the Hip, or Shoulder, which lame the Horse, and are demonstrated to be in the Foot. III. The extraordinary Effects of the Powder of Puff-Balls, in the stopping of Blood in a few Minutes; and the Arteries cicatrised by this Means only. IV. The new Method of shoeing Horses, both for preserving their Feet, and to prevent their slipping upon smooth Pavements. By the Sieur La Fosse, Farrier to the King of France. Presented to the Royal Academy of Sciences. Illustrated with several copper plates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Fosse, Étienne-Guillaume, d. 1765.

Standardized Title:

Observations et découvertes faites sur les chevaux. English. Abridgments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hoofs.

Horseshoeing.

Horses--Diseases.

Horses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37,[1]p.,3plates )

Place of Publication:

Dublin : printed for C. Wynne at the Parrot in Caple-Street, and J. Exshaw at the Bible in Dame-Street, M,DCC,LV. [1755]

Notes:

In: 'A new treatise on the diseases of horses: .. By William Gibson'.

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T141484.

OCLC:

642427552