This volume contains a detailed guide to the methods and equipment of
livestock keeping, with information on the breeding, rearing, and
management of horses. Complete with a detailed illustrations, handy
tables, and a wealth of useful and interesting information on breeding
horses, this text constitutes a must-have for discerning equestrians.
The chapters of this book include: 'Introductory and Comparative View of
the Different Breeds of Horses'; 'The Anatomy of the Horse'; 'On
Breeding Horses'; 'Of Cart Stallions and Mares'; 'On the Rearing and
Training of Colts'; 'Of the Age, Qualifications, and Sale of Horses';
'The Maintenance and Labour of Farm-Horses', etcetera. We are proud to
republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially
commissioned introduction on horses as used for utility and sport.