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.

Observations in the choice of Ground to Run on

OUR Keeper shall observe, that if the ground whereon he is to run his match be dan∣gerous and apt for strains, slips, over-reaches, and the like, that then he is not togive all his heats thereon; but having made his Horse acquainted with the nature thereof, then either to take part of the course, as a mile, two or three, according to the goodness of the ground; and so to run his Horse forth and back a gain, which we call turning heats: Provided alwayes, that he end his heat at the weighing Post, and that he make not his course less but rather more in quantity than that he must run; but if for some special occasions he like not part of the Course, then he may many times, (but not ever) give his heats upon any other good ground, either forth-right and turning or round about any spacious and large field, where the Horse may lay down his body, and, run at pleasure.