The Complete Farrier and British Sportsman: Containing a Systematic Enquiry Into the Structure and Animal Economy of the Horse, the Causes, Symptoms, and Most-approved Methods of Prevention and Cure for Every Disease to which He is Liable ... with Numerous Approved and Original Recipes for Various Diseases ...W. Lewis, 1816 - 512 страници |
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... immediately meet the eye , but which is easily discovered on a trial . In describing the proper shape of a horse , it will be necessary to begin with the HEAD , which should be small and lean in proportion to the body , and this is ...
... immediately meet the eye , but which is easily discovered on a trial . In describing the proper shape of a horse , it will be necessary to begin with the HEAD , which should be small and lean in proportion to the body , and this is ...
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... immediately after shemare to oblige her to nourish her foal and to has drunk any considerable quantity of water , support another within her at the same time , some convulsive motions or jerks may be per- and upon this account it is ...
... immediately after shemare to oblige her to nourish her foal and to has drunk any considerable quantity of water , support another within her at the same time , some convulsive motions or jerks may be per- and upon this account it is ...
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... immediately under But to return to the subject . The shoe should be perfectly flat and of an equal thickness from toe to heel . It is customary with English blacksmiths to make a furrow all round the under surface of the shoe , for the ...
... immediately under But to return to the subject . The shoe should be perfectly flat and of an equal thickness from toe to heel . It is customary with English blacksmiths to make a furrow all round the under surface of the shoe , for the ...
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... immediately above it , and this produces a greater or less degree of pain , according to the quality of pressure . to their proper construction in that respect . In feet of this description , the wall is ge- nerally thin and weak . In ...
... immediately above it , and this produces a greater or less degree of pain , according to the quality of pressure . to their proper construction in that respect . In feet of this description , the wall is ge- nerally thin and weak . In ...
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... immediately above it , and thereby to create great pain and inconvenience to the animal . Many attempts have been made to expand the hoof to its original dimensions , and as the contraction was supposed to have been occasioned by the ...
... immediately above it , and thereby to create great pain and inconvenience to the animal . Many attempts have been made to expand the hoof to its original dimensions , and as the contraction was supposed to have been occasioned by the ...
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