The Horse and His RiderJ. Murray, 1860 - 226 páginas |
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... submit to that portion only of the community who , like himself , preferring a long tether to a short one , take exercise on four legs , instead of on two . CONTENTS . PAGE PREFACE 3 CONTENTS 5 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS - A 2.
... submit to that portion only of the community who , like himself , preferring a long tether to a short one , take exercise on four legs , instead of on two . CONTENTS . PAGE PREFACE 3 CONTENTS 5 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS - A 2.
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... four horses , sent as a present by the Emperor Alexander . These fine animals , which have been accom- panied to Paris by a veterinary surgeon , four hussars , and a non- commissioned officer of the Imperial Guard , are of the ...
... four horses , sent as a present by the Emperor Alexander . These fine animals , which have been accom- panied to Paris by a veterinary surgeon , four hussars , and a non- commissioned officer of the Imperial Guard , are of the ...
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... and falls heavily on his side , after vainly making 66 B three or four violent struggles to rise , he becomes MR . RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES . 17 MR RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES- COMPARED WITH THAT PRACTISED IN SOUTH AMERICA.
... and falls heavily on his side , after vainly making 66 B three or four violent struggles to rise , he becomes MR . RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES . 17 MR RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES- COMPARED WITH THAT PRACTISED IN SOUTH AMERICA.
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... four desperate efforts to get to him ; and yet , simply because the mud at the bottom of the brook catches hold of his hind feet , and the sticky perpendicular clay bank grasps his fore ones , his courage suddenly fails him , and as ...
... four desperate efforts to get to him ; and yet , simply because the mud at the bottom of the brook catches hold of his hind feet , and the sticky perpendicular clay bank grasps his fore ones , his courage suddenly fails him , and as ...
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... four feet , and then , lifting it into his cart , just as if it had been a calf , he trotted away with it , jolting it and jumbling it till he reached his home , where he uncarted it , and , in due time , with his own hands , restored ...
... four feet , and then , lifting it into his cart , just as if it had been a calf , he trotted away with it , jolting it and jumbling it till he reached his home , where he uncarted it , and , in due time , with his own hands , restored ...
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