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The undersigned offers his services to the public as 

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Richmond, Va., Dec 1853.— It 



The Horse and Horsemanship 



OF THE 



UNITED STATES & BRITISH PROVINCES* 



BY HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT. 

 Author of "Frank Forrester's Field Sports," "Fish 



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Sportsmen," etc. Third Edition. 



Herbert's Great National Work on the Horse of 

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