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    Horses Past and Present

    By Walter, Sir Gilbey

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    "Horses Past and Present" by Walter Sir Gilbey. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 18, 2019
    ISBN4064066155933
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      Horses Past and Present - Walter, Sir Gilbey

      Walter Sir Gilbey

      Horses Past and Present

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066155933

      Table of Contents

      ILLUSTRATIONS.

      BEFORE THE CONQUEST.

      WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR (1066-1087) .

      WILLIAM RUFUS (1087-1100) .

      HENRY I. (1100-1135) .

      HENRY II. (1154-1189) .

      RICHARD I. (1189-1199) .

      JOHN (1199-1216) .

      EDWARD II. (1307-1327) .

      EDWARD III. (1327-1377) .

      RICHARD II. (1377-1399) .

      HENRY VII. (1485-1509) .

      HENRY VIII. (1509-1547) .

      EDWARD VI. (1547-1553) AND QUEEN MARY (1553-1558) .

      ELIZABETH (1558-1603) .

      JAMES I. (1603-1625) .

      CHARLES I. (1625, Behd. 1649) .

      THE COMMONWEALTH (1649-1659) .

      CHARLES II. (1660-1685) .

      WILLIAM III. (1689-1702) .

      QUEEN ANNE (1702-1714) .

      GEORGE I. (1714-1727) .

      GEORGE II. (1727-1760) .

      GEORGE III. (1760-1820.)

      GEORGE IV. (1820-1830) .

      WILLIAM IV. (1830-1837) .

      HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. Acc. June 20, 1837.

      LIGHT HORSES.

      HEAVY HORSES.

      VINTON’S SPORTING BOOKS.

      ILLUSTRATIONS.

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      This brief history of the Horse in England to the close of the nineteenth century is a compilation which, it is hoped, may prove useful as well as interesting.

      So much has been done to improve our breeds of horses since the year 1800, and so many and important have been the changes in our methods of travel, in the use of heavy horses in agriculture, in hunting, racing and steeplechasing, that the latter portion of the book might be amplified indefinitely.

      It is not thought necessary to do more than touch briefly upon the more important events which have occurred during Her Majesty’s reign.

      The interesting and instructive work by Mr. Huth, which contains the titles of all the books written in all languages relating to the Horse shows that the number published up to the year 1886 exceeds 4,060: and since that date, works on the Horse, embracing veterinary science, breeding, cavalry, coaching, racing, hunting and kindred subjects, have been issued from the publishing houses of Europe at the rate of about two per month. During the ten years 1886-95 upwards of 232 such works were issued, and there has been no perceptible decrease during the last four years.

      Under these circumstances an apology for adding to the mass of literature on the Horse seems almost necessary.

      WG

      Elsenham Hall, Essex,

      November, 1900.

      HORSES PAST AND PRESENT.

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      First among animals which man has domesticated, or brought under control to do him service, stands the horse. The beauty of his form, his strength, speed and retentive memory, alike commend him to admiration; the place he holds, whether in relation to our military strength, our commercial and agricultural pursuits, or our pleasures, is unique. Whether as servant or companion of man the horse stands alone among animals.

      There can be no doubt but that the horse was broken to man’s service at an early period of the world’s history. The art of taming him was first practised by the peoples of Asia and Africa, who earliest attained to a degree of civilisation; but whether he was first ridden or driven is a question which has often been debated with no definite result. The earliest references to the use of horses occur in the Old Testament, where numerous passages make mention of chariots and horsemen in connection with all warlike operations.

      BEFORE THE CONQUEST.

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      From very remote times England has possessed horses which her inhabitants turned to valuable account, as we find occasion to note elsewhere[1]; and the farther she advanced on the path of civilisation the wider became the field for utility open to the horse. To the necessity for adapting him to various purposes, to the carrying of armour-clad soldiery, to draught, pack work, hawking, hunting, coaching, for use in mines where ponies are required, &c., we owe the several distinct breeds which we now possess in such perfection.

      In early times horses were held the most valuable of all property in Britain; we see evidence of the importance attached to them in the figures on ancient coins. The Venerable Bede states that the English first used saddle horses about the year 631, when prelates and other Church dignitaries were granted the privilege of riding. This statement needs qualification, for it is certain that riding was practised by the ancient Britons and their descendants; we shall no doubt be right in reading Bede’s assertion to refer to saddles, which were in use among the nations of Eastern Europe in the fourth century. The ancient Greek and Roman horsemen rode barebacked; but a law in the Theodosian Code, promulgated in the fifth century, by which the weight of a saddle was limited to 60 Roman lbs., proves that saddles were then in general use in the Roman Empire.

      The Saxon saddle was little more than a pad; this would give no very secure seat to the rider, and therefore we cannot marvel that the art of fighting on horseback remained unknown in Britain until it was introduced by our Norman conquerors. Even after that epoch only the heavily-mailed knights fought from the saddle; for some centuries subsequently the lightly armed horsemen dismounted to go into action, leaving their horses in charge of

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