Taplin improved; or a compendium of farriery; wherein is fully explained the nature and structure of ... a horse; with the diseases and accidents he is liable to; and the methods of cure, etc / By an experienced farrier.
- William Taplin
- Date:
- 1796
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Taplin improved; or a compendium of farriery; wherein is fully explained the nature and structure of ... a horse; with the diseases and accidents he is liable to; and the methods of cure, etc / By an experienced farrier. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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