Stable Talk and Table Talk: Or, Spectacles for Young Sportsmen, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846 - Horses |
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... fence or gate , the spreading brook or wall ; For those who crane or seek a lane we hold as shy and slow , And will ne'er delight in the foremost flight with trumps like us to go . And now we greet the well - known Meet , we quickly ...
... fence or gate , the spreading brook or wall ; For those who crane or seek a lane we hold as shy and slow , And will ne'er delight in the foremost flight with trumps like us to go . And now we greet the well - known Meet , we quickly ...
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... fences that the other could not . I do not remember where or when I saw this opinion quoted , so of course do not either vouch for its authenticity , or pretend to state the precise terms in which this opinion was couched , but such was ...
... fences that the other could not . I do not remember where or when I saw this opinion quoted , so of course do not either vouch for its authenticity , or pretend to state the precise terms in which this opinion was couched , but such was ...
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... fence in his life , where , if the specific gravity of himself and horse did not break it , a regular burster must have been the result . We all know that horses ridden hard at fences or even timber will break what we should have ...
... fence in his life , where , if the specific gravity of himself and horse did not break it , a regular burster must have been the result . We all know that horses ridden hard at fences or even timber will break what we should have ...
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... same quality to be got , the saying would be discontinued . We very properly expect less of a little horse than a large one , and are therefore surprised when we find him crossing 40 SMART'S DEFINITION OF A HORSE . the same fences D 4.
... same quality to be got , the saying would be discontinued . We very properly expect less of a little horse than a large one , and are therefore surprised when we find him crossing 40 SMART'S DEFINITION OF A HORSE . the same fences D 4.
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... fences and the same country at the same pace as one from whom we have a right to expect great performances . When I speak of big horses , I use the term in preference to large ; for a horse may , I conceive , be a large horse , and yet ...
... fences and the same country at the same pace as one from whom we have a right to expect great performances . When I speak of big horses , I use the term in preference to large ; for a horse may , I conceive , be a large horse , and yet ...
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