The gentleman's accomplish'd jockey : with the compleat horseman, and approved farrier. Containing, I. The excellent Constitution and Temper of Horses, Mares and Colts; the Manner of Breeding them, with their proper Feed, and Management for all Exercises. II. The Compleat Jockey's Method for Dieting, Physicking, and Ordering, the Race Horse, so as to be fit for any Match: Certain Rules for buying good Horses, and preventing Impositions and Cheats. III. Various Ways for making of Stars, Blazes, and Marks in the Fore-Head, or any Part of the Horse's Body, with other Curiosities, &c. IV. The Farrier's Master-Piece, in knowing the several Causes and Cures of all Distempers, Sores, Wounds, Bruises, and Hurts, incident to Horses; with an excellent Praxis, whereby any one may easily know how and when to Physick, Bleed, Purge, Rowel, Dock, Shoe, and Shape their Horses, being some peculiar Observations not before made publick. By G.M. Gent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horse breeds--Early works to 1800.

Horse breeds.

Horses--Early works to 1800.

Horses.

Horses--Training--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130[i.e.156],[12]p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Gentleman's accomplish'd jockey

Place of Publication:

London : printed for H. Tracy, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, 1722.

Notes:

G.M. = Gervase Markham.

Pp. 145, 148, 149, 152, 153 and 156 misnumbered 123, 122, 127, 126, 131 and 130 respectively.

The last six leaves contain a contents list, advertisements and an illustration of a knight on horseback on the final page.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T106648.

OCLC:

642255415