Bits And Bearing Reins With Observations On Horses And Harness
BITS AND BEARING-REINS . WITH OBSERVATIONS ON HORSES AND HARNESS. BY EDWARD FORDHAM FLOWER.. PREFACE TO THE SEVENTH EDITION. ALTHOUGH it may be true that the evil that men do lives after them, it happily is not always the case that the good is oft interred with their bones The work to which Mr. Flower devoted his later years still lives and grows, and through- out the land men are gradually learning to see and to condemn the unnecessary torture to which fashion has subjected the noblest and most
...useful of animals this is evidenced by the continued demand for Bits and Bearing-reins, which has now exhausted the sixth edition. Mr. Flowers sons have decided to republish the work without any alteration or addition, but thinking that readers may care to know something of the man as well as of his work, the following brief sketch of his life is appended. EDWARD FORDHAM FLOWER was born on the 31st of January, 1805, being theyounger son of Mr. Richard Flower, of Marden Hill, near Hertford, a M37C55 brewer, banker, and well-known agriculturist of his day, who, among other public services, took an active part in an attempt not ultimately successful to introduce merino sheep into England, with a view to improve the character .of the wool grown in this country. His mother was Elizabeth Ford- ham, of an old Hertfordshire family of that name. One of his uncles was Mr... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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