The Horse-trainer's and Sportsman's Guide: With Additional Considerations on the Duties of Grooms, on Purchasing Blood Stock, and on Veterinary Examination |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 1
... whole demeanour as they step out of the enclosure , scarcely deigning to touch the sward , with their talented pilots looking neatness itself . Without entering into any details as to the history of the present thoroughbred horse , I ...
... whole demeanour as they step out of the enclosure , scarcely deigning to touch the sward , with their talented pilots looking neatness itself . Without entering into any details as to the history of the present thoroughbred horse , I ...
Page 6
... organ , but of the whole system . This I take to be a rule . A well - developed muscular neck , properly formed , indicates strength , and a thin , THE RACEHORSE . and therefore badly developed , neck indicates 6 FORMATION OF.
... organ , but of the whole system . This I take to be a rule . A well - developed muscular neck , properly formed , indicates strength , and a thin , THE RACEHORSE . and therefore badly developed , neck indicates 6 FORMATION OF.
Page 10
... whole animal , he seemed somewhat mean ; so I waited patiently until he appeared on the Suffolk side of the Cambridge Road , and right well was my patience rewarded and my curiosity gratified . Where does it lie ? that was the question ...
... whole animal , he seemed somewhat mean ; so I waited patiently until he appeared on the Suffolk side of the Cambridge Road , and right well was my patience rewarded and my curiosity gratified . Where does it lie ? that was the question ...
Page 11
... whole , it should not appear as if the leg were made up of so many different joints , but present a beautiful and gradual tapering all the way from the elbow to the fetlock joint . If there appear - even to the casual observer— various ...
... whole , it should not appear as if the leg were made up of so many different joints , but present a beautiful and gradual tapering all the way from the elbow to the fetlock joint . If there appear - even to the casual observer— various ...
Page 12
... whole fore leg , and not at parts and parcels of it , which are very apt to deceive them ; inasmuch as they hardly know what fault to find , and if they feel the leg cool and hard conclude that they possess a valuable wearing animal ...
... whole fore leg , and not at parts and parcels of it , which are very apt to deceive them ; inasmuch as they hardly know what fault to find , and if they feel the leg cool and hard conclude that they possess a valuable wearing animal ...
Other editions - View all
The Horse-Trainer's and Sportsman's Guide: With Additional Considerations on ... Digby Collins No preview available - 2017 |
The Horse-Trainer's and Sportsman's Guide: With Additional Considerations on ... Digby Collins No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
action allowed animal Author Bay Middleton Blink Bonny blood BOG SPAVIN bone bran mashes cause colt consequence consist cool Crown 8vo dealer Dictionary diet disease dose of physic drachms emetic tartar emollient Essays examination exercise exostosis feet fence fetlock joint flat race foot fore legs formation frequently gallop give glanders groom hind History hocks horse horse's hunter Illustrations immediately inflammation injury irritation joint knees lameness limbs linseed mare miles muscles navicular disease neck never pace perform Plates POLL EVIL Post 8vo practice present PUBLISHED BY LONGMANS purchase race racehorse respiration revised ribs riding horse round rubbed saddle scapula Second Edition shoe shoulders skin sound spavin stable steeplechase steeplechase horse sufficient sweat symptoms tendons tetanus Third Edition thoroughbred treatment trot Tupsley unless unsound usually utterly veterinary surgeon vols walking week weight Woodcuts wound
Popular passages
Page 2 - LIBRARY EDITION, with all the Original Illustrations, Maps, Landscapes on Steel, Woodcuts, &c. 2 vols. 4to. 48s. INTERMEDIATE EDITION, with a Selection of Maps, Plates, and Woodcuts. 2 vols. square crown 8vo. 21s. STUDENT'S EDITION, revised and condensed, with 46 Illustrations and Maps.
Page 9 - A GENERAL DICTIONARY of GEOGRAPHY, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical : forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, LL.DFRGS Revised to July 1867.
Page 2 - The ART of PERFUMERY ; the History and Theory of Odours, and the Methods of Extracting the Aromas of Plants. By Dr. PIESSE, FCS Third Edition, with 53 Woodcuts. Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d. Chemical, Natural, and Physical Magic, for Juveniles during the Holidays. By the same Author. Third Edition, with 38 Woodcuts. Fcp. 6s. LOUDON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE: comprising the...
Page 3 - The OX ; his Diseases and their Treatment : with an Essay on Parturition in the Cow. By JR DOBSON.
Page 14 - SENTIMENTS and SIMILES, printed in Black and Gold, and Illuminated in the Missal Style by HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS. In massive covers, containing the Medallion and Cypher of Shakspeare. Square post 8vo. 21s. The HISTORY of OUR LORD, as exemplified in Works of Art. Being the fourth and concluding series of
Page 5 - SOUTHEY'S DOCTOR, complete in One Volume. Edited by the Rev. JW WARTER, BD Square crown 8vo. 12s. 6d. HISTORICAL and CRITICAL COMMENTARY on the OLD TESTAMENT ; with a New Translation.
Page 3 - LETTERS and LIFE of FRANCIS BACON, including all his Occasional Works. Collected and edited, with a Commentary, by J.
Page 2 - The Horse's Foot, and how to keep it Sound. By W. MILES, Esq. Ninth Edition, with Illustrations.
Page 4 - TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE AND LIBRARY OF REFERENCE. Comprising an English Dictionary and Grammar, Universal Gazetteer, Classical Dictionary, Chronology, Law Dictionary, &c.
Page 9 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.