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
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To His most Sacred MAJESTY Charles the Second, By the Grace of God, King of
Great Britain, France, andIreland, Defender of the Faith,&c. - TO THE READERS.
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text
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THE NEW METHOD, AND Extraordinary Invention TO DRESS HORSES. THE FIRST PART.
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Of the several
Authors that haveWritten of Horse-manship, bothItalians, French andEnglish. -
That it is a very Impertinent
Error, and of greatPrejudice, to think theMannage Ʋseless. -
That a
Good Horse-man may beThrown-Down Off hisHorse, without Disparagement toHorse-man-ship, contrary to theVulgar Errour. -
Old
Grison, and his Translator Mr.Blundevile, ANATOMIZED -
To Know the
Disposition ofHorses, by theElements, and theirMarks. -
Of the Perfect
Shape of aHorse. -
The
Opinion of a GREAT MASTER. -
A strange
Conceit of a GREAT MASTER. -
How I found Out my
METHOD in theMANNAGE; And that it is The only WAY to DRESS HORSES. - OBSERVATIONS OF HORSES.
- 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.
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WHAT STALLION Is Best for the MANNAGE, The Ordering of him before he Mounts the Mares, What
Kind of Mares,When, andHow, they should be putTogether forGENERATION. -
FOR The
Housing, Feeding, andOrdering 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.
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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.
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RARE RECEIPTS,
JƲLIPS, GLISTERS, andPOTIONS, For Cooling a HORSE OVER-HEATED BY VIOLENT EXERCISE: Promised Before. - When a Horse is OVER-RIDDEN, TO COMFORT HIM.
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TO
COOL andREFRESH aHORSE. -
A Receipt of the
Cooling-Julip, orDiet-Drink, that DoctorDavison doth give inFeavers -
A Julip for
Feavers toBind theBody, if it beLoose. -
A
Cooling-Potion which is most Excellent.
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Of the several
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THE SECOND PART. Of
Riding, andDressing Horses upon the GROƲND.- OF THE NATƲRAL PACES.
- OF A TROT.
- A TRUE DESCRIPTION Of all the NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL MOTIONS a Horse can Make.
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The Ordering of the
CAVEZONE MY WAY, And the Operation and Use of it. -
Observations about the
Cavezone, about thePly, or Bending the Horse's Shoulders into theTurn; - OF THE OPERATION OF THE CAVEZONE.
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Curious and True
Observations about theWorking of theBitt Alone, which being not Truly Con∣sidered, noMan can Work with theBitt 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.
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OF THE Operation of the two Reins
Separated in both Hands. -
TO Work with the
Bridle in theLeft Hand Only. -
OF THE Operation of the
Outward Rein of theBridle. -
THE
Reins being both in yourLeft Hand, HOW ToWork themBoth at One Time for PASSAGER. -
OF THE Ʋse of the
Two Reins of theBridle. -
Observations How toHold theReins of the Bridle. - MY OPINION for SPURRS.
- Of the Several CORRECTIONS, AND HELPS with the SPURRS.
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OF THE SECRET HELPS OF THE
CALF of theLEGG andSPƲRRS. - OF THE ROD.
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TO
Help with theRod 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.
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Opposition in Horses AGAINST the RIDER, A Signe of
STRENGTH andSPIRIT. - What makes a Horse go by ROTE, or ROUTINE.
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THAT A Horse of
Three Years Old is tooYoung for the MANNAGE. - How a Man should SIT PERFECTLY ON HORSE-BACK.
- THE SECRET HELPS OF THE HORSE-MANS BODY.
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The New and True
Method of Working at first, eitherColts, Young Horses, orOld Ignorant Horses, upon Large CirclesD'une piste. - OF LARGE CIRCLES Upon A TROT.
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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.
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OF THE
VOLTOES inPASSAGER. - Needful OBSERVATIONS.
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To Work a HORSE upon PASSAGER, Either with His
Head to theWall, or uponCircles; either with theCavezone in yourHand, or theCave∣zone Tied to thePommel; or theBridle-Reyns separated in both yourHands, or theBridle only in yourLeft 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.
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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.
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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.
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THE THIRD PART, For Dressing and Making of Horses in all SEVERAL AYRES, MY NEW WAY.
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My
New Way at the SINGLE PILLAR, Which is Most Effectual and Operative for the Dressing of all Horses in allAyres whatsoever. -
HOW TO DRESS A HORSE PERFECTLY In
Corvets withoutPillar, which is the surest Way. - THE TRUE WAY FOR CORVETS.
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OF
CORVETS uponVOLTOES, AND ToChange upon them. - Here I will shew you, How to Dress LEAPING HORSES.
- A TRUE OBSERVATION IN RIDING.
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My
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THE FOURTH PART, Which Contains all the FAULTS & ERRORS THE HORSE Can commit; with the
Vices, and Horse'sSins in the MANNAGE, And the ways How toRectifie him, and the Medi∣cines How toCure him.-
TO Work only with the
Bridle, a Horse that hath theVice of bringingIn his outwardShoulder 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.
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THE Old way for
Trench andMartingal. - OF THE FALSE REYNS.
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Of the
Follies of somePeople, thinking they can MakeLeaping-Horses. -
OF A Horse that goes
Incaputiato, which is, when he Armes himself against theBitt. - 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.
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ANOTHER LESSON TO Put him upon the
HANCHES, which is very Effectual. -
It is very Material, for the
Dressing of Horses in theMannage, to Know the severalOperati∣ons of the InwardCavezone 's Reyn(My Way) Tied to theGirthes, or Tied to thePommel. - THE QUINTESSENCE OF HORSE—MANSHIP.
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To Know the Degrees of Tying the inward
Cave∣zone's Reyn, either to the Girthes or the Pommel of theSadle, which is the Life or Soul of theMannage, 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.
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For all
Ayres whatsoever thus uponVoltoes. -
FOR
PASSEGER, orINCAVELAR, Which is To Lap oneLegg over another notEvery time, but everySecond 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.
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TO Give you more light to Ʋnderstand the Difference betwixt the Working of the Outward
Reyn, and the InwardReyn in Corvets. -
FOR Terra A Terra (
My Way ) upon Voltoes. - OF A RARE WAY To Dresse A Horse Perfectly.
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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. -
FOR THE BRIDLE-HAND; WHICH Deserves to be well Observed, being the
Sole of theManage, and the most Effectual thing that can possibly be. - OF BITTS, & of the USE OF THEM.
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THE
BITTS that follow are theBEST. - OF THE IMPERFECTIONS OF A HORSE'S MOƲTH.
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TO Work only with the
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THE NEW METHOD, AND Extraordinary Invention TO DRESS HORSES. THE FIRST PART.
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Excellent
NAMES for HORSES of MANNAGE.