A new method, and extraordinary invention, to dress horses, and work them according to nature as also, to perfect nature by the subtility of art, which was never found out, but by ... William Cavendishe ...

Title

A new method, and extraordinary invention, to dress horses, and work them according to nature as also, to perfect nature by the subtility of art, which was never found out, but by ... William Cavendishe ...

Author

Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.

Publication

London :: Printed by Tho. Milbourn,

1667.

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Subject terms

Horses -- Grooming.

Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To His most Sacred MAJESTY Charles the Second, By the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
• TO THE READERS.
• text
  • THE NEW METHOD, AND Extraordinary Invention TO DRESS HORSES. THE FIRST PART.
    • Of the several Authors that have Written of Horse-manship, both Italians, French and English.
    • That it is a very Impertinent Error, and of great Prejudice, to think the Mannage Ʋseless.
    • That a Good Horse-man may be Thrown-Down Off his Horse, without Disparagement to Horse-man-ship, contrary to the Vulgar Errour.
    • Old Grison, and his Translator Mr. Blundevile, ANATOMIZED
    • To Know the Disposition of Horses, by the Elements, and their Marks.
    • Of the Perfect Shape of a Horse.
    • The Opinion of a GREAT MASTER.
    • A strange Conceit of a GREAT MASTER.
    • How I found Out my METHOD in the MANNAGE; And that it is The only WAY to DRESS HORSES.
    • OBSERVATIONS OF HORSES.
      • OF THE SPANISH HORSE.
      • Of the BARB.
      • Of The ENGLISH HORSE.
      • Of The FRISON.
      • OF THE DANEMARK and HOLLAND HORSE.
      • OF THE ALMAIN, or GERMAN HORSE.
      • Of The COƲRSER of NAPLES.
      • OF THE TƲRKISH HORSE.
      • OF THE ARABIAN HORSE.
      • OF THE HƲNGARIAN HORSE.
      • OF THE POLANDER HORSE.
      • OF THE SWEDISH HORSE.
    • OF WHAT STATURE A Horse is Best, EITHER FOR The WAR, or for a SINGLE-COMBAT, OR FOR ANY THING ELSE.
    • THAT THERE ARE FEW GOOD HORSES.
    • MORE OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING HORSES.
    • WHAT STALLION Is Best for the MANNAGE, The Ordering of him before he Mounts the Mares, What Kind of Mares, When, and How, they should be put Together for GENERATION.
    • FOR The Housing, Feeding, and Ordering of COLTS.
    • FOR THE BACKING OF A COLT.
    • OF THE SPANISH MƲLES.
    • THAT TRYING Is the Only Way to KNOW HORSES.
    • HOW TO KNOW the AGE OF A HORSE.
    • WHAT EQUIPAGE IS PROPER for the HORSE, AND MOST COMMODIOUS for the HORSE-MAN Afore the Horse is MOƲNTED.
    • A Very True PARADOX.
    • TO MAKE A HORSE HAVE A FINE COAT.
    • OF SHOOING.
    • WHAT Is to be Done, when THE HAIR from the MANE and TAYL FALLS AWAY.
    • TO CAUSE the HAIR TO GROW AGAIN.
    • RARE RECEIPTS, JƲLIPS, GLISTERS, and POTIONS, For Cooling a HORSE OVER-HEATED BY VIOLENT EXERCISE: Promised Before.
    • When a Horse is OVER-RIDDEN, TO COMFORT HIM.
    • TO COOL and REFRESH a HORSE.
    • A Receipt of the Cooling-Julip, or Diet-Drink, that Doctor Davison doth give in Feavers
    • A Julip for Feavers to Bind the Body, if it be Loose.
    • A Cooling-Potion which is most Excellent.
  • THE SECOND PART. Of Riding, and Dressing Horses upon the GROƲND.
    • OF THE NATƲRAL PACES.
    • OF A TROT.
    • A TRUE DESCRIPTION Of all the NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL MOTIONS a Horse can Make.
    • The Ordering of the CAVEZONE MY WAY, And the Operation and Use of it.
    • Observations about the Cavezone, about the Ply, or Bending the Horse's Shoulders into the Turn;
    • OF THE OPERATION OF THE CAVEZONE.
    • Curious and True Observations about the Working of the Bitt Alone, which being not Truly Con∣sidered, no Man can Work with the Bitt as he Ought to do.
    • OF THE Working with the Outward Rein of the Bridle.
    • OF THE The Working the Bitt when the Horse goes Straight Forward.
    • Of Another Operation of the Bitt.
    • OF THE Operation of the two Reins Separated in both Hands.
    • TO Work with the Bridle in the Left Hand Only.
    • OF THE Operation of the Outward Rein of the Bridle.
    • THE Reins being both in your Left Hand, HOW To Work them Both at One Time for PASSAGER.
    • OF THE Ʋse of the Two Reins of the Bridle.
    • Observations How to Hold the Reins of the Bridle.
    • MY OPINION for SPURRS.
    • Of the Several CORRECTIONS, AND HELPS with the SPURRS.
    • OF THE SECRET HELPS OF THE CALF of the LEGG and SPƲRRS.
    • OF THE ROD.
      • For Terra a Terra with the Rod.
      • For Corvets with the Rod.
    • TO Help with the Rod in all Manner of Leaps.
    • OF THE VOICE.
    • OF THE TONGUE.
    • How Horses are to be REWARDED & PUNISHED: AND THAT FEAR doth Much; LOVE, Little.
    • Opposition in Horses AGAINST the RIDER, A Signe of STRENGTH and SPIRIT.
    • What makes a Horse go by ROTE, or ROUTINE.
    • THAT A Horse of Three Years Old is too Young for the MANNAGE.
    • How a Man should SIT PERFECTLY ON HORSE-BACK.
    • THE SECRET HELPS OF THE HORSE-MANS BODY.
    • The New and True Method of Working at first, either Colts, Young Horses, or Old Ignorant Horses, upon Large Circles D'une piste.
    • OF LARGE CIRCLES Upon A TROT.
    • OF GALLOPING UPON Circles D'une piste.
    • ANOTHER EXCELLENT LESSON to Supple a HORSES SHOƲLDERS.
    • Another Lesson for Suppling a HORSES SHOULDERS Upon LARGE CIRCLES.
    • EXCELLENT NOTES To make an END of the WORKING OF THE HORSES SHOƲLDERS.
    • OF THE VOLTOES in PASSAGER.
    • Needful OBSERVATIONS.
    • To Work a HORSE upon PASSAGER, Either with His Head to the Wall, or upon Circles; either with the Cavezone in your Hand, or the Cave∣zone Tied to the Pommel; or the Bridle-Reyns separated in both your Hands, or the Bridle only in your Left Hand.
    • A GENERAL RULE.
    • MORE OBSERVATIONS.
    • THE JUST & EXACT WAY FOR TERRA A TERRA.
    • OF CHANGING UPON TERRA A TERRA.
    • OF CHANGING UPON Demy-Voltoes, Terra a Terra.
    • OF GALLOPING, AND Changing En Soldat.
    • TO PREPARE A HORSE FOR PASSADOES.
    • Of the PIROYTE.
    • One of the GREATEST SECRETS IN The MANNAGE that ever I found out.
    • To put a Horse UPON the HANCHES: On which I insist the More, because it is the End of all our Work and Labour in the Mannage; For, Without it, no Horse can Possibly go Well.
  • THE THIRD PART, For Dressing and Making of Horses in all SEVERAL AYRES, MY NEW WAY.
    • My New Way at the SINGLE PILLAR, Which is Most Effectual and Operative for the Dressing of all Horses in all Ayres whatsoever.
    • HOW TO DRESS A HORSE PERFECTLY In Corvets without Pillar, which is the surest Way.
    • THE TRUE WAY FOR CORVETS.
    • OF CORVETS upon VOLTOES, AND To Change upon them.
    • Here I will shew you, How to Dress LEAPING HORSES.
    • A TRUE OBSERVATION IN RIDING.
  • THE FOURTH PART, Which Contains all the FAULTS & ERRORS THE HORSE Can commit; with the Vices, and Horse's Sins in the MANNAGE, And the ways How to Rectifie him, and the Medi∣cines How to Cure him.
    • TO Work only with the Bridle, a Horse that hath the Vice of bringing In his outward Shoulder too much.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
    • OF A RESTY HORSE.
    • OF A RUN-AWAY HORSE.
    • Of a Horse that RETAINS his FORCES.
    • TO Assure Horses for the Warrs.
    • OF VITIOUS HORSES.
    • THE Old way for Trench and Martingal.
    • OF THE FALSE REYNS.
    • Of the Follies of some People, thinking they can Make Leaping-Horses.
    • OF A Horse that goes Incaputiato, which is, when he Armes himself against the Bitt.
    • This should have been put in the Second Part.
    • AN EPITOMY OF HORSE-MANSHIP.
    • OF DEMY — AYRES.
    • OF LEAPS.
    • OF PASSADOES.
    • OF TERRA A TERRA.
    • TO WORK his CROƲP.
    • AN EFFECTUAL DISCOURSE OF HORSE-MANSHIP.
    • ANOTHER LESSON TO Put him upon the HANCHES, which is very Effectual.
    • It is very Material, for the Dressing of Horses in the Mannage, to Know the several Operati∣ons of the Inward Cavezone's Reyn (My Way) Tied to the Girthes, or Tied to the Pommel.
    • THE QUINTESSENCE OF HORSE—MANSHIP.
    • To Know the Degrees of Tying the inward Cave∣zone's Reyn, either to the Girthes or the Pommel of the Sadle, which is the Life or Soul of the Mannage, never found out but by My Self.
    • OF THE Bridle and Bitt without the Cavezone.
    • OF THE Perfection of Dressing Horses in the Mannage, brought into so Narrow a Compass, that if it be learned by Heart, and punctually Practised, it is impossible to fail Dressing any Horse whatso∣ever.
    • To Supple a Horses Shoulders upon a Trott, or Le petit Gallop.
    • Another excellent Lesson to make Horses Supple on the Shoulders.
    • For all Ayres whatsoever thus upon Voltoes.
    • FOR PASSEGER, or INCAVELAR, Which is To Lap one Legg over another not Every time, but every Second time.
    • FOR PESATES.
    • OF THE Perfection, and Exact way of making Horses to Obey the Heeles.
    • OF TERRA A TERRA.
    • OF PASADOES by a Wall.
    • TO Give you more light to Ʋnderstand the Difference betwixt the Working of the Outward Reyn, and the Inward Reyn in Corvets.
    • FOR Terra A Terra (My Way) upon Voltoes.
    • OF A RARE WAY To Dresse A Horse Perfectly.
    • OF A most effectual way TO DRESS HORSES, And so true and certain, that whosoever shall Read it, Mark it, and Understand it, and carefully Practice it, will infallibly Dress all manner of Horses to a great perfection.
      • To Supple a Horses Shoulders.
    • FOR THE BRIDLE-HAND; WHICH Deserves to be well Observed, being the Sole of the Manage, and the most Effectual thing that can possibly be.
    • OF BITTS, & of the USE OF THEM.
    • THE BITTS that follow are the BEST.
    • OF THE IMPERFECTIONS OF A HORSE'S MOƲTH.
• Excellent NAMES for HORSES of MANNAGE.
  • ITALIAN and SPANISH.
  • FRENCH.
  • FOR DUTCH HORSES.