Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier - Showing How to use your Horse on a Journey and What Remedies are Proper for Common Accidents that May Befall Him on the Road

'The Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier' is a concise and accessible handbook for horse owners, with chapters on everything from preparing for a journey to general care and management, treating ailments, and more. This vintage book will appeal to those with an interest in equestrianism, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: 'Legs', 'Wind', 'Cure for a Broken Wind', 'A Draught-horse', 'A Saddle-horse', 'The Splint', 'The Spavin', 'Windgall', 'Setting out on a Journey', 'Directions for Mounting', 'Directions for Going', 'Correction Ill-timed. Correction Well-timed. An Easy Rein', 'Cutting', etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on maintaining and caring for horses. This book was first published in 1836.