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, howe 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 manye faultes escaped in the first printing, as well touching the bits, as otherwise. Thirdlie, howe 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 howe to know them, and finallie how to cure the same. Which bookes are not onelie painfullie collected out of a number of authours, but also orderlie disposed and applied to the vse of this our countrey. By Thomas Blundeuill of Newton Flotman in Norffolke.
Contributors: Grisone, Federico.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 175:12.
Publisher: By Richard Yardley, and Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hil at the signe of the Starre
Published: 1593
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: In four parts. Part 2, an abridgment and adaptation of "Ordini di cavalcare" by Federico Grisone, was previously published as STC 3158.

"The art of riding", "The order of dieting of horses", and "The order of curing horses diseases" have separate foliation and title pages dated 1593; register is continuous.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

STC (2nd ed.) 3155.

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 ; 175:12).