Author: R. Bruce
Title: The Practical Horse-Breaker: The Breaking of Young Colts and Wild Horses to Harness. How to Examine a Horse for Unsoundness, Advice to Buyers, Hints on Shoeing, Treatment of Cold, &C. Third Edition, Revised.
Description: Edinburgh, John Menzies & Co. 1891. Cloth. A Victorian guide to training, examining and treating horses. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Advertisements to the paste downs, to the front free end paper, and to the last 2 pages. Frontispiece is an engraving showing the points of a horse. R. Bruce offers a practical guide to training colts and horses, with advice to buyers on what to avoid, how to treat illnesses in horses, and hints for solving specific problems such as crib biting. This third and revised edition was published because the first two editions of this work were bestsellers. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with a little wear to the upper extremities and small losses to the head and tail of the spine. A couple of small marks to the front and rear boards. The rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean except for the odd spot to the front free end paper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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