Thomas Blundeville, The four chiefest Offices belonging to Horsemanship (1566)
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Date
15660
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Book title
The fower chiefyst offices belongyng to Horsemanshippe, That is to saye. The office of the Breeder, Of the Rider, of the Keper, and of the Ferrer. In the firste parte wherof is declared the order of breding of horses. In the seconde howe to breake them, and to make theym horses of seruyce, Conteyninge the whole arte of Ridynge lately set forth, and nowe newly corrected and amended of manye faultes escaped in the fyrste printynge, as well touchyng the bittes as otherwyse. Thirdely howe to dyet them, aswell when they reste as when they trauell by the way. Fourthly to what diseases they be subiecte, together with the causes of such diseases, the sygnes howe to knowe them, and finally howe to cure the same.
Edition
Revised
Publication place
London
Printer
William Seres
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP
Text type
printed book
Genre
Treatises
Subject area
horsemanship
Summary
Occasional definition-like explanations for terms of art.
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
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type: undifferentiated
Word-entry
type: other
sample: ... there is one other point belonginge to the tournes, as well single as double, but specially to the single turnes of a manege, which geueth a better grace vnto them then anye thing els. And that is when the horse holdeth vp his forefoote on that syde that he should tourne. Whilst he bringeth ouer the contrarye leg, and setteth it not downe agayne vntyll he hath closed his tourne: whiche acte Grison calleth, La ciambetta, for by this meanes he shall carye both his forefete cleane aboue the grounde, and tourne a greate deale better then when he trayleth his feete vppon the ground. For whiche feat, for that in oure toung we haue no proper name, I will therefore cal it from henceforth the Chambetta (36-37_
sample: ... there is one other point belonginge to the tournes, as well single as double, but specially to the single turnes of a manege, which geueth a better grace vnto them then anye thing els. And that is when the horse holdeth vp his forefoote on that syde that he should tourne. Whilst he bringeth ouer the contrarye leg, and setteth it not downe agayne vntyll he hath closed his tourne: whiche acte Grison calleth, La ciambetta, for by this meanes he shall carye both his forefete cleane aboue the grounde, and tourne a greate deale better then when he trayleth his feete vppon the ground. For whiche feat, for that in oure toung we haue no proper name, I will therefore cal it from henceforth the Chambetta (36-37_
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3152
