The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.

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Title: The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Author: Halfpenny, John, 18th cent.
Publication: London :: printed for Hen. Twyford in Vine-Court Middle-Temple, and Nath. Brook at the Angel near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill,; 1676.
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Subject terms: Horses -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800.; Horses -- England -- Training -- Early works to 1800.
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CVI. For an old Sinew-strain that is swelled and hard, on Fore or After-legs.

FIrst, clip away the hair right over the Shac∣kle-veins on the Pastern, and you will see to strike the Shackle-vein the better: when it hath bled, apply two ounces of the Oyl of Turpen∣tine, mixed with two ounces of strong Beer, and put them into a glass Vial, and shake them well together, bath most of it in with your hand up∣on the Vein or swelling, and three or four daies after it hath done swelling, and begins to be scurfie, lay a Charge of Sope and Brandy, heat it well in with a hot Iron, and it will take it quite down in a week or a fortnights time, you may ride him in five or six daies: When you see the Charge to scurf and pill, you may anoint it with Oyl of Trotters once or twice. Proved very cer∣tain.