File:"Centaur" - or The "turn out," a practical treatise on the (humane) management of horses, either in harness, saddle, or stable; with hints respecting the harness-room, coach-house, &c. (1878) (14594911470).jpg

Identifier: centaurorturnout00goug (find matches)
Title: "Centaur" : or The "turn out," a practical treatise on the (humane) management of horses, either in harness, saddle, or stable; with hints respecting the harness-room, coach-house, &c.
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Gough, E. W
Subjects: Horses Horsemanship
Publisher: London : Hardwicke and Bogue
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
ir. Poney—Twenty-five pounds. Puller—Horse that requires no traces. Quid—Sovereign. Rig-Out—Suit of clothes Rise in the Barometer—Kicked out of the stable. Spin—Ride of a few miles. Stayer—Long-winded horse. Slink—To sneak away. Snort—To force air through the nose. Set-up—To complete. The Rhino—Coin of the realm. To Crab—Spoil the sale. Thats off—The deal is over. The Straight Griffin—Direct information. Tips—To hint or inform, Turn Out—Horse, harness, and vehicle. Turned-up—Sure footed. Thrape—To thrash. Tall Talk—^eM elevation. Trot him out—Shew him up. Wellsher—One who leaves the betting ring to get a biscuit and glass ofsherry, and forgets to return to pay his debts. Wid—A broken-winded horse. Whistler—Horse that roars, and so termed on account of short wind. Well-tip—Plenty of money; a good mount. Wants no Whip—Free, easy action. White Lie—Told as an excuseable falsehood. Wet both Eyes—Two drinks. Whoa—Stop, stand, ^ ii. P \
Text Appearing After Image:
t t ;^- HORSE SHOWS, AND MAY-DAYCELEBRATIONS. Twas morn—a most auspicious one ;From the golden East, the golden sunCame forth his golden race to run ; Through clouds of most splendid tinges,Clouds that lately slept in shade,But now seemd made of gold brocade, With magnificent golden fringes :In short twas the years most golden day,By mortals called the First of May. The defenders of horse racing tell us that theso-called sport was instituted with a view to im-prove the breed of horses ; but granting this to be thecase, it could only improve them in one direction—thatof swiftness. How far the institution has succeededwould be rather difficult to say. But whatever may havebeen the necessity for fleet horses in those days whenthe only messengers were the couriers and the carrier pigeons, the necessity for developing swiftnessat the expense of other qualities in the horse no longerexist; for the electric telegraph far out-strips theswiftest pigeon, and the express train can distance c

Note About Images