Horse Lore from 1751 - Buying a Horse
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Having recently been lent an original copy of the ‘Treatise on the Diseases of Horses’ written by William Gibson, Surgeon, in 1751, it has been interesting to compare horse lore then to now. It is my intention to look through the book and to pick out some of the highlights to described on this site. This article looks at one of the early chapters.
Written in the old English manner with ‘f’s instead of ‘s’, it does not make easy reading, but it is fascinating, not least in the fact that little seems to have changed in the last 300 years of our relationship with horses. The chapter on ‘Such Faults and Defect as ought chiefly to be avoided in buying of Horses’ does not read very differently to the advice to be found in any horse magazine or book today!
Written in the old English manner with ‘f’s instead of ‘s’, it does not make easy reading, but it is fascinating, not least in the fact that little seems to have changed in the last 300 years of our relationship with horses. The chapter on ‘Such Faults and Defect as ought chiefly to be avoided in buying of Horses’ does not read very differently to the advice to be found in any horse magazine or book today!
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Gibson also has some strong views on the colours of horses.
The Treatise has nearly 500 pages and is packed with information about illness and injuries and how to treat them - much of the information is still relevant today.
The book also contains 31 plates which show the structure of the horse (such as the muscles in table 9 below), and various common ailments or injuries.
The Treatise has nearly 500 pages and is packed with information about illness and injuries and how to treat them - much of the information is still relevant today.
The book also contains 31 plates which show the structure of the horse (such as the muscles in table 9 below), and various common ailments or injuries.
