This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...they were let out of a gateway, and went near the river, opposite to where the herd had been stopped. The women and children now surrounded the old and young horse. The ground became softer as they neared the river, and we thought that both horses would get swamped. The boy got off the old horse and led him to where a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...they were let out of a gateway, and went near the river, opposite to where the herd had been stopped. The women and children now surrounded the old and young horse. The ground became softer as they neared the river, and we thought that both horses would get swamped. The boy got off the old horse and led him to where a woman was standing with the strong thick mats. It was a strip of bulrush swamp, which is always soft at the bottom. The woman laid down the mats and shifted them to the front of the horse as he walked alternately on each. Attracted by his companions in full sight on the other side of the river, and deceived by the success ol the old horse on his flying bridge of mats, the colt took the same direction, when his legs disappeared in the swamp, and all furthei progress for him was rendered impossible. Rarey's plan is nothing to this. There were no legs swinging about to hurt any one; the colt could not batter his head on the ground; the very babies could jump on his back with perfect safety, and they were not slow to avail themselves of the opportunity. Their little naked feet danced along him from.nane to tail; the women sat on him; the men got astride him, and put a little log under his tail, and handled his head and ears. When all had had something to do with him, and a great deal to say to him, the chief produced a very ugly-looking overcoat, made of rough shaggy flax, and took it to the colt's head He first rubbed his head and body all over with it, then beat or dusted him with it. The women shook their dresses in his face and put their hands over his eyes. The chief opened his mouth and put his hands in it, and sat on his neck. Two men were now put to dig a road for the colt to get out, and others to fetch brushwood. Whilst they did this, th...
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Very good. With other authors' contributions as well as a chapter on Polo by J. Moray Brown. Illustrated by G.D. Giles, Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan, thick 8vo, brown pictorial cloth; (some foxing). London: Longmans, Green, 1891. Very Good. Previous owners' inscription from 1893 on half title. The Badminton Library.
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VG (shelfwear to boards, soiling to text block, text and illustrations are otherwise clear. ) Illustrated brown cloth boards; black and silver lettering along with gilt lettering and gilt design on spine; xiv, 448 pp; bw illustrated frontispiece with protective guard sheet; bw illustrated title page, bw illustrations throughout. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Series. Illustrations by G.D. Giles, Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan.
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VG-( shelfwear to boards and text block, foxing spots to several pages in front and rear, previous owner's name and inscription on ffep, text and illustrations are otherwise clean and clear. ) Illustrated brown cloth boards, silver and black lettering along with gilt lettering and gilt design on spine; illustrated end papers, bw frontispiece with protective guard, bw illustrated title page; xiii, 423 pp, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates, bw illustrations throughout. From The Badminton library of sports and pastimes series. Illustrated by G.D. Giles, Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan. Contents: Introduction / by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, K.G. &c. --I. Riding to hounds / by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire--II. The saddle-horse / by Alfred E.T. Watson--III. Training the young horse / by Robert Weir--IV. Hints on horsemanship / by Robert Weir--V. Hands and seat / by Robert Weir--VI. Race riding / by Alfred E.T. Watson--VII. The colonial horse / by the Earl of Onslow, G.C.M.G. (Governor of New Zealand)--VIII. Early history of horsemanship / by E.L. Anderson--Polo / by J. Moray Brown. Introductory--I. The antiquity of polo--II. Polo in England--III. Polo in India--IV. Rules and by-laws of polo--V. Ground, balls, sticks, goal-posts, &c. --VI. Breeds of ponies suitable for polo--VII. The training of ponies--VIII. Some famous players and ponies--IX. How a polo match should be played--Appendix. Lessons in riding / by Robert Weir--Bibliography of riding--Index.
