Excerpt from The Handbook of Horsemanship: Containing Plain Practical Rules for Riding, Driving, and the Management of Horses It is not the design of this concise manual of Equestrianism to encumber the reader with numerous details on the veterinary art, nor with anatomical descriptions, but only to sup ply some hints on what ought to be known by all those Who use horses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.