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Page 82
... half - admiringly , half - sorrowfully . " With sixteen stone on his back , he'll trot fourteen miles in one hour ; with your nine stone , some two and half more , ay , and clear a six - foot wall at the end of it . " " I'm half afraid ...
... half - admiringly , half - sorrowfully . " With sixteen stone on his back , he'll trot fourteen miles in one hour ; with your nine stone , some two and half more , ay , and clear a six - foot wall at the end of it . " " I'm half afraid ...
Page 127
... half to himself , half to the Kerry cow , on which discreet animal he thought it prudent to rivet his attention , distrusting alike the docility of his own filly and the Englishman's equestrian skill . Over the rough paved yard ...
... half to himself , half to the Kerry cow , on which discreet animal he thought it prudent to rivet his attention , distrusting alike the docility of his own filly and the Englishman's equestrian skill . Over the rough paved yard ...
Page 236
... half a pound , Allum half a pound , Brimstone half a pound , green Copperas half a pound , Savin three handfuls , Chopt - hair a handful . The Experienced Farrier . If you are ask't what fault your Horse hath , if you know him to be ...
... half a pound , Allum half a pound , Brimstone half a pound , green Copperas half a pound , Savin three handfuls , Chopt - hair a handful . The Experienced Farrier . If you are ask't what fault your Horse hath , if you know him to be ...
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FIRST AID FOR THE RIDER | 33 |
CARE OF TACK | 47 |
BUYING A HORSE by R Ansell Wells | 61 |
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