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43 they cannot make a man specifically less than his actual standing weight ,
they are so advantageous to the horse , that whether we diminish that weight , or
so husband his powers as to give him more ability to carry it , it amounts to the
same ...
43 they cannot make a man specifically less than his actual standing weight ,
they are so advantageous to the horse , that whether we diminish that weight , or
so husband his powers as to give him more ability to carry it , it amounts to the
same ...
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... want of it pro tem. prostrates the powers of the proudest and the best. The cob,
that most beastly of locomotive conveyances for any thing but a sack of grain,
would beat Bee's-wing if the puff was taken out of her. Light weights, remember
this, ...
... want of it pro tem. prostrates the powers of the proudest and the best. The cob,
that most beastly of locomotive conveyances for any thing but a sack of grain,
would beat Bee's-wing if the puff was taken out of her. Light weights, remember
this, ...
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And again , the extraordinary powers of some horses , when put in competition
with others , will beat all calculation on the subject . I may , however , be quite
wrong in this conclusion , but I venture to go on . A friend of mine , who knew a
good ...
And again , the extraordinary powers of some horses , when put in competition
with others , will beat all calculation on the subject . I may , however , be quite
wrong in this conclusion , but I venture to go on . A friend of mine , who knew a
good ...
الصفحة 56
... could not carry anything but a pair of panniers, and those badly: if, on the
contrary, it is an active well-bred one, I say, I have no intuitive faculty of
discerning strength; “get up and try:” and this is the only sure way of testing a
horse's powers.
... could not carry anything but a pair of panniers, and those badly: if, on the
contrary, it is an active well-bred one, I say, I have no intuitive faculty of
discerning strength; “get up and try:” and this is the only sure way of testing a
horse's powers.
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(32 ABLE-IBODIED HORSES. combined with pace that the thorough-bred shows
his matchless powers. I remember once taking the reins, or, in road phrase, “
working” for a few stages on one of our heavy six-in coaches. Now three tons we
will ...
(32 ABLE-IBODIED HORSES. combined with pace that the thorough-bred shows
his matchless powers. I remember once taking the reins, or, in road phrase, “
working” for a few stages on one of our heavy six-in coaches. Now three tons we
will ...
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الصفحة 15 - Maunder's Historical Treasury; comprising a General Introductory, Outline of Universal History, Ancient and Modern, and a Series of separate Histories of every principal Nation that exists ; their Rise, Progress, and Present Condition, the Moral and Social Character of their respective Inhabitants, their Religion, Manners and Customs, &c.
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| العنوان | Stable Talk and Table Talk: Or, Spectacles for Young Sportsmen, المجلد 2 Stable Talk and Table Talk: Or, Spectacles for Young Sportsmen, Harry Hieover |
| المؤلف | Harry Hieover |
| الإصدار | 2 |
| الناشر | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846 |
| أصلي من | جامعة كاليفورنيا |
| الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي | 23 تشرين الأول (أكتوبر) 2007 |
| تصدير الاقتباس | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |