Project Gutenberg 2020-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 130 Mahon, Maurice Hartland The Handy Horse-book or Practical Instructions in Driving, Riding, and the General Care and Management of Horses. 4th ed. Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Handy Horse-book" by Maurice Hartland Mahon is a manual on driving, riding, and the general care and management of horses written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a practical guide for horse owners and enthusiasts, detailing various aspects of horse care, training, and selection, drawing from the author’s extensive experience as a cavalry officer and horseman. It aims to empower readers with the necessary knowledge to handle horses competently and confidently without over-reliance on professionals. The opening of the book introduces the author's motivation for writing this manual, stemming from his desire to share practical knowledge and experience related to horse management. He expresses concern about the treatment of horses and aims to enlighten horse-owners about effective care and management practices. Various topics are introduced, such as breeding, selecting, and managing horses, with a clear intention to provide straightforward and accessible advice rather than theoretical discussions. The author emphasizes the need for practical, actionable guidance, aiming to make readers more informed and independent in their approach to horse care. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Horsemanship Horses -- Training Horses SF Text Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 389491 2025-06-25T05:37:21.011315 text/html 358210 2024-10-18T05:20:43 text/html 557172 2025-06-25T05:37:27.861344 application/epub+zip 561600 2025-06-25T05:37:22.254381 application/epub+zip 206423 2025-06-25T05:37:21.596335 application/epub+zip 680446 2025-06-25T05:37:31.709300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640848 2025-06-25T05:37:27.161312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288885 2022-09-28T11:49:52.146463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323045 2025-06-25T05:37:20.012334 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303107 2024-10-18T05:20:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16303 2025-06-25T05:37:31.839262 application/rdf+xml 9535 2025-06-25T05:37:21.722324 image/jpeg 1989 2025-06-25T05:37:21.661309 image/jpeg 546186 2025-06-25T05:37:21.065369 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog