How to chuse, ride, traine, and diet, both hunting-horses and running horses : vvith all the secrets thereto belonging discouered: An arte neuer heere-to-fore vvritten by any authour. Also a discourse of horsmanship, wherein the breeding, and ryding of horses for seruice, in a briefe manner, is more methodically sette downe, then hath been heeretofore: vvith a more easie and direct course for the ignorant, to attaine to the sayd arte or knowledge. Together with a newe addition for the cure of the horses diseases, of what kinde or nature soeuer.
Alternate Title(s):
Discource of horsmanshippe
Published / Created:
At London : Printed by Iames Roberts, 1599.
Physical Description:
[126] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Anonymous. By Gervase Markham. Markham's knowledge of horses led him to be employed by James I to obtain a pure-bred Arab charger, and he is said to have been the first to import this breed into England.
Subject Terms:
Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800. | Horses -- Early works to 1800. | Horses -- Training -- Early works to 1800. | Gwynn, Edward -- Binding. | Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, Earl of, 1857-1944 -- Bookplate.