The foure chiefest offices belonging to horsemanship
Subtitle: that is to saie, the office of the breeder, of the rider, of the keeper, and of the ferrer. In the first part whereof is declared, the order of breeding of horses. In the second, how to breake them, and to make them horses of seruice. Conteining the whole art of riding latelie set forth, and now newlie corrected, and amended of manie faults escaped in the first printing, as well touching the bits, as otherwise. Thirdlie, how to diet them, as well as when they rest, as when they trauell by the way. Fourthlie, to what diseases they be subiect, togither with the causes of such diseases, the signes how to knowe them, and finallie how to cure the same. Which bookes are not onlie painfullie collected out of a number of authours, but also orderlie disposed and applied to the vse of this our countrie. By Thomas Blundeuill of Newton Flotman in Norffolke.
Contributors: Grisone, Federico.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 175:11.
Publisher: By Henrie Denham, being the assigne of William Seres
Published: 1580
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 86
Subjects: Horses -- Early works to 1800.; Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Fower chiefyst offices belongyng to horsemanshippe; Art of riding.; Order of dieting of horses.; Order of curing horses diseases.
Notes: At foot of title: Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.

In four parts. Part 2, and abridgment and adaptation of "Ordini di cavalcare" by Federico Grisone, was previously published as STC 3158.

The three leaves after leaf 63 are numbered 70, 69, and 64, and are wrongly imposed.

"The art of riding", "The order of dieting of horses", and "The order of curing horses diseases" each have separate dated page and foliation; register is continuous.

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

STC (2nd ed.) 3154.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1943. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 175:11).