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Ten minutes advice to every gentleman going to purchase a horse out of a dealer, jockey, or, groom’s stables by Henry Bracken, 1788

This page begins a long discourse on how to determine the age of a horse based on the number, size, shape and condition of its teeth and other characteristics of its mouth. Ways that the unscrupulous might try to alter or disguise these features are also discussed.


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A plain title page in English with no illustrations.
Ten Minutes Advice to Every Gentleman Going to Purchase a Horse Out of a Dealer, Jockey, or, Groom’s Stables by Henry Bracken, 1788
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