The Traveller's Pocket Farrier Handbook

Introduction

When you open the cover of this book, “The Traveller’s Pocket Farrier Handbook”, you find there to be one original flyleaf and a title page with the date 1751 written on it in pencil. This book was created by an English physician named Henry Bracken and was published in the 18th century. This book now resides in the University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Book Collection. This book is the sixth edition of its kind and informs the reader the ins and outs of how to pick a good horse and how to care for the horse while on a journey. In over 140 pages, this book dives into the common incidents and issues that occur while on a journey. The author shares his advice on how to pick a great horse and details what to look for in a horse.