Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-15
THAT OLD HORSE BOOK.

THAT OLD HORSE BOOK.
We continue the extracts from the Gu
rious book entitled: "A New Method
and Extraordinary Invention to Dress
Horses and Work them according to Ma
ture; as also, to Perfect Nature by the
Subtilty of Art; Which was never found
out, but by the Thrice Noble, High and
Puissant Prince, William Cavendishe,
Duke, Marques, and Earl of Newcastle;
Earl of Ogle, Viscount Mansfield; and
Baron of Balfouer, of Ogle, of Bertram,
Bethal and Hepple; Gentleman of His
Majestes Bed-chamber; One of His Maj
estes most Honorable Privy- Council;
Knight of the most Noble Order of the
Garter; His Majesties Lieutenant of the
County and Town of Nottingham; and
Justice in Ayre Trent-North: Who had
the honour to be GOVERNOR to our Most
Glorious King, and Gracious Sovereign,
in His Youth, when He was Prince of
Wales; and soon after was made Captain
General of all the Provinces beyond the
River of Trent, and other parts of the
Kingdom of England; with Power, by
Special Commission, to Make Knights.
London, Printed by Theo Milbourn, in
the Year 1867"
OF THE PRISON.
The Prison is Less Wise than the Eng
fish, but no Horse goes better in the Man
mage, either upon the Ground, Terra a
Terra, or in all Ayres; and no Horse is
of more Use, either for Single Combat
on Horse back, or in the Wars for the
Shock.
He is Hardy, can Live of any Thing,
and will Endure either Heats or Colds
and on no Horse whatsoever doth a Man
Appear more a Sword Man than on this
Horse, being So Quiet, so Bold, so AS
sured.
! He is also Manly, and Fit for Every
thing but Running Away; though he
, will Run fast for while, yet, | doubt,
not Long: because his Wind is not like
that of Barbs: Yet a Heavy man Well
Armed upon Barb, and the same Weight
upon Dutch-Horse, the Dutch-Horse S
Strength is so much Above the Barb's as,
Compared thus, | believe the Dutch
Horse may Run as Fast, and as Long as
the Barb; for the Barb's Wind serveth
to no Purpose when his Strength is not
able to Carry his Weight: And thus the
Barb will want his little Light Jockey
on him, with a couple of Trenchers for a
Saddle, and a Lute-String i'm his Mouth
for Bit.
OF THE DANEMARK AND HOLLAND
HORSE.
{ The Denmark-Horse is an excellent
Horse, in the same kind, and commonly
Apter to Learn, and Leighter: There are
more Leaping-Horses of these Countries
and Kinds, than of any Horses in the
World
But now. to make more Profit, they
Geld all in Holland for Coaches, and to
keep the Trade, sending Five Thousand
every Year into France and diverse other
Places, that you can hardly get Stone
Horse worth any thing; their Colts at
two Years old Springs their Mares, and
then they Geld them so, AyaIice spoyls
their Breed. A Town will Joyn, and
give above Two Hundred Pounds for a
Stallion; but then he Covers all the
Mares that belong to that Town.
OF THE ALMAIN OR GERMAN HORSE.
Those that Write, That they are like
Flanders Horses, are much deceived
they mean the common Country Cart
Horse But let me Inform them; there
are few Princes in Germany, but have
Excellent Races, and Breeds of Horses
and their Stations are alwayes either
Coursers of Naples, Spanish Horses,
Turks in Abundance, and Barbs; Breed
ing of these Stations, their Mares come
to be very Fine, like their Sires, and
very Pure Breeds.
| had one, no Neapoltan in the World
like him, for Shape, Stature, Colour,
Strength, Agility. and Good Nature; He
would make Thirty two Capriols, the
Highest that ever saw, and the busiest,
without any Help in the World; and
then upon the Ground, to Gallop and
Change, and 60 Terra Terra, it was an
other Action than ever any other Horse
did, being in some Manner above the
Rate of Horse-Kind This was a German
Horse, but his Sire was a Courser of
Naples.
had once two Horses of the Count of
Oldenburg's most Excellent Breed, as
Fine Horses as eyer l saw, and One was
the Hopefullest that could be seen.
That Prince was Pleased to Present
those Horses to me, and If | Liked them
not, he would send me Others; which
was like Prince, and most Generous.
The Prince of West-Friesland did also
Send me very Fine Horse.
OF THE COURsER OF NAPLES.
Have not seen Many of them; but,