Biggle's Horse Book A Classic Guide

Name: Biggle's Horse Book A Classic Guide
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ISBN: 9780486447230

ISBN-10: 0486447235

ISBN-13: 9780486447230

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jacob Biggle

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Irresistible and instructive, this is the book for all horse lovers. Its timeless tips on the effective and humane treatment of horses derive from the experiences of owners, riders, grooms, farmers, and veterinarians of the highest standing. This manual provides a complete education in the practicalities and lore of equine care, from proper housing and feeding and basic veterinary medicine to the schooling of foals, with information on all major breeds and numerous maxims on owning, riding, and working with horses. An eminent farm and garden authority, Jacob Biggle's guides to animal husbandry have been prized by generations. Complemented by all 72 of the original illustrations, this is the…

Book details

List price: $5.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/19/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Jacob Biggle was the author of a series of books known as the Biggle Farm Library published at the turn of the twentieth century.



Preface


Invocation


History


Reference Chart


Horse Maxims



The Different Breeds



Feeding and Watering



In the Stable and At Work


Horse Maxims



Whims and Vices



Harness Hints



Ailments and Remedies



Ailments and Remedies (Cont'd)



Doctoring


Mare Maxims



Mare and Colt



The Colt's Education


Colt Maxims



The Foot


Horsf Maxims



Shoeing


Maxims



A Word From Harriet


Colt Philosophy



Age of a Horse



About Stables