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• Beasts and Men, Being Carl Hagenbeck's Experiences for Half a Century Among Wild Animals: An Abridged Translation (London et al.: Longmans, Green and Co., 1912), by Carl Hagenbeck, trans. by Hugh Elliot and Arthur Gordon Thacker, contrib. by P. Chalmers Mitchell (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The horseman's guide and farrier : a new and improved system of handling and educating the horse, together with diseases and their treatment / (Auburn, N.Y. : Wm. J. Moses' Pub. House, 1868), by S. V. R. York, called The Old English Mysterious Horse Farrier Tidball, and John A. Seaverns Equine Collection (Tufts University) MMeT (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dissertatio De leone mansvefactio / (Lundae [i.e. Lund] : Litteris Berlingianis, [1805?]), by Andreas Bruhn and Laur. Petr. Sporsel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Art of training animals. A practical guide for amateur or professional trainers, giving full instructions for breaking, taming and teaching all kinds of animals; including an improved method of horse breaking, management of farm animals, training of sporting dogs; serpent charming, care and tuition of talking, singing and performing birds; and detailed instructions for teaching all circus tricks, and many other wonderful feats. (New York : Jesse Haney & Co., [c1869]), by Jesse Haney (page images at HathiTrust)
• Behind the scenes with wild animals, (New York, Moffat, Yard & company, 1906), by Ellen Velvin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Beasts and men, (London, New York, Bombay, and Calcutta, Longmans, Green, and co., 1909), by Carl Hagenbeck, Arthur Gordon Thacker, and Hugh Samuel Roger Elliot (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A continuous tracking device for primates / (Holloman Air Force Base, N. M. : Air Force Missile Development Center, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force ; Washington : [available from the] Office of Technical Services, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1960), by Frederick H. Rohles, Marvin E. Grunzke, and Air Force Missile Development Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Das Pferd der Herrn von Osten , der kluge Hans : ein Beitrag zur Experimentellen Tier- und Menschen-psychologie / (Leipzig : [publisher not identified], 1907), by Oskar Pfungst and K. Stumpf (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Watch-dogs; their training and management. (London, Hutchinson, 1923), by Edwin Hautonville Richardson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The training of wild animals, (New York, Century, 1920), by Frank Charles Bostock and Ellen Velvin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lions, tigers, and me. (New York, Holt, [1956]), by Roman Proske (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• From jungle to zoo. (London, S. Paul & Co., [1914]), by Ellen Velvin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Dog, goat and horse training; a handbook of tricks and other skills for animals at home, on the stage, on the farm or on the hunt. (New York, Exposition Press, [1963]), by Oswald Reiche (page images at HathiTrust)
• Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals. (London, New York, Longmans, Green, 1911), by Carl Hagenbeck, Arthur Gordon Thacker, and Hugh Samuel Roger Elliot (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Manual of British rural sports ... (London, New York, G. Routledge & Co., 1857), by J. H. Walsh (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essai sur l'education des animaux, le chien pris pour type. (Lille, Leleux, 1842), by Adrien Léonard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Von Tieren und Menschen; Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen, (Berlin : Vita, deutsches Verlagshaus, [1908]), by Carl Hagenbeck (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The training of wild animals / (New York : Century Co., 1917, c1903), by Frank Charles Bostock and Ellen Velvin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Beasts & men; being experiences for half a century among wild animals; (London, Longmans, 1910), by Carl Hagenbeck, Arthur Gordon Thacker, and Hugh Samuel Roger Elliott (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Clever Hans (the horse of Mr. von Osten) : a contribution to experimental animal and human psychology / (New York : H. Holt and company, 1911), by Oskar Pfungst and Carl L. 1881- Rahm (page images at HathiTrust)
• Art of training animals. (New York, Excelsior publishing house, [1869]), by W. H. Burroughs (page images at HathiTrust)
• The training of wild animals, (New York, Century, 1903), by Frank Charles Bostock, ed. by Ellen Velvin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Von tieren und menschen; (Berlin, Vita deutsches verlagshaus, [c1909]), by Carl Hagenbeck (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Haney's art of training animals : a practical guide for amateur or professional trainers. (New York : J. Haney, 1869), by John A. Seaverns Equine Collection (Tufts University) MMeT (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dyr og mennesker; oplevelser og erfaringer af Carl Hagenbeck. Oversat af W. Dreyer ... (Køobenhavn og Kristiania, Gyldendal, 1911), by Carl Hagenbeck, trans. by Waldemar Dreyer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Denkende tiere, beiträge zur tierseelenkunde auf grund eigener versuche, (Leipzig, F. Engelmann, 1912), by Karl Krall (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Training of Wild Animals, by Frank Charles Bostock, ed. by Ellen Velvin (Gutenberg ebook)
• Haney's Art of Training Animals: A Practical Guide for Amateur or Professional Trainers. Giving Full Instructions for Breaking, Taming and Teaching All Kinds of Animals Including an Improved Method of Horse Breaking, Management of Farm Animals, Training of Sporting Dogs; Serpent Charming, Care and Tuition of Talking, Singing and Performing Birds; and Detailed Instructions for Teaching All Circus Tricks, and Many Other Wonderful Feats., by W. H. Burroughs (Gutenberg ebook)
• Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology, by Oskar Pfungst, trans. by Carl Leo Rahn (Gutenberg ebook)

• Paddy O'Learey and His Learned Pig (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1895), by Elizabeth W. Champney, illust. by Frederic Dorr Steele (page images at Florida)

• The Art of Horsemanship, by Xenophon (HTML with commentary at Perseus)
• On Horsemanship, by Xenophon, trans. by Henry Graham Dakyns (Gutenberg text)
• A guide to the methods of handling horses, and the treatment of their diseases. (Hagerstown, Md., Globe print, 1892), by G. R. Hollingsworth (page images at HathiTrust)
• Horse training by modern methods, (Kansas City, Mo., Franklin Hudson publishing co., 1912), by Alan Melvill Pope (page images at HathiTrust)
• Every horse owners' [!] training manual and horseman's guide. (San Francisco, Cal., C. G. Johnston & company, 1871), by C. Granville Johnston (page images at HathiTrust)
• The horseman's pocket book: containing a complete guide to horsemanship. (Wilmington, Del., H. A. Roop, printer, 1884), by Samuel T. Gardner (page images at HathiTrust)
• The horseman's hand book, containing in thirteen lessons, the latest and best method for breaking and educating colts: also, breaking up the habits and vices of badly spoiled horses. (Buffalo, N.Y., Young, Lockwood & co.'s steam press, [1874]), by A. P. Mason (page images at HathiTrust)
• Complete course in horsemanship, ([Sheldon, Iowa, Printed by the Sheldon sun, c1915]), by Julius J. Gunderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The trotting horse of America; how to train and drive him. (New York, J. B. Ford and company, 1870), by Hiram Washington Woodruff (page images at HathiTrust)
• The improved system of horse training, (Otsego [N.Y.] W. F. Austin, printer, 1868), by W. E. Wallace (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dr. Sutherland's system of educating the horse, with rules for teaching the horse some forty different tricks or feats ... By G.H. Sutherland ... (Potsdam [N.Y.] Fay, Baker & Co.'s Steam Power Presses, 1861), by G. H. Sutherland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hand-book of Horsemanship and the habits and diseases of the horse and other animals. (Buffalo, The Courier company, printers, 1885), by Oscar Rudolph Gleason (page images at HathiTrust)
• The trotting horse of America: how to train and drive him. With reminiscences of the trotting turf. By Hiram Woodruff. Ed. by Charles J. Foster. Including an introductory notice by George Wilkes, and a biographical sketch by the editor. (Philadelphia, Porter & Coates, 1874), by Hiram Washington Woodruff (page images at HathiTrust)
• Character building; or. What I know about breaking and training colts and horses, ([Knoxboro? N.Y.], c1905), by Eugene Snow (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Oriental art of charming horses and colts: (Cincinnati, Printed and sold for the publisher, 1857), by Charles J. Eldridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• The arts of cutting and shocking corn and of educating and breaking horses. (Logan, Ohio, Journal print, 1894), by W. N. Roberts (page images at HathiTrust)
• A system of horse training, (San Francisco, Cal., 1884), by John Grace (page images at HathiTrust)
• The science of modern horsemanship. (Peoria, Ill., G. M. Stanchfield, 1874), by XXX Tridball (page images at HathiTrust)
• The improved pratical system of training colts to trot without a track. (Rockford, Ill., A. E. Smith, printer, 1876), by W. Saunders (page images at HathiTrust)
• The farmers' , liverres' [!] and teamsters' guide, for handling, riding and driving wild and vicious horses ... with valuable receipts for curing various diseases of the horse. By M.H. Daily. (Indianapolis, Downey & Brouse, 1867), by M. H. Daily (page images at HathiTrust)
• The horse, (New York, Leavitt & Allen, [1843]), by William Youatt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Jesse Beery's practical system of colt training, ([Lima, Ohio, Parmenter printing co., 1890]), by Jesse Beery (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Arabian art of taming and training wild and vicious horses, by L.G. Marshall. (Newark, N.J., H. G. Cook, 1858), by L. G. Marshall (page images at HathiTrust)
• The new system of educating horses, including instructions on feeding, watering, stabling, shoeing, etc. with practical treatment for diseases. (Buffalo, The Courier company, 1876), by D Magner (page images at HathiTrust)
• First-hand bits of stable lore, (Boston, Little, Brown, and company, 1903), by Francis Morgan Ware (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tachyhippodamia; or, The new secret of taming horses. By Willis J. Powell. To which is added The breaking, training, and taming horses. By J. S. Rarey. (Philadelphia, Cincinnati [etc.] Hubbard bros., 1877), by Willis J. Powell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The new and improved system of educating the horse. (Towanda, Pa., Goodenough & Clauson, printers, 1872), by Charles Larabee (page images at HathiTrust)
• The new and improved system of educating the horse. (New York, F. M. Reed, [1875]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rarey, the horse's master and friend [by] Sara Lowe Brown. Reprinted from Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society publications, October, 1916. (Columbus, Ohio, F. J. Heer, 1916), by Sara Lowe Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Science of horse training, containing the history of twenty years' experience in training horses and breaking colts; also hints on breaking steers ... (Berlin, Wis., Terry & Arnold, printers, 1870), by Frank Donald (page images at HathiTrust)
• The education of the horse, ([Garland, Mont.] W. J. Neal, 1915), by Walter John Neal (page images at HathiTrust)
• The horse of another color. ([Buffalo] The author, 1881), by Moses Humber (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boyington & Carlton's new method of catching and handling the horse ... (Cheyenne, Wyo., Daily leader print., 1885), by Boyington & Carlton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The improved practical system of educating the horse; (New York, Fisher & Field printers, 1866), by A. H. Rockwell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taming or breaking the horse : by a new and improved method, as practiced with great success in the United States, and in all the countries of Europe ... / By J.S. Rarey. Containing rules for selecting a good horse, for feeding horses, &c. Also, The complete farrier, or horse doctor; a guide for the treatment of horses in all diseases to which that noble animal is liable ... By John C. Knowlson ... Containing the latest discoveries in the cure of spavin. (New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [1858?]), by J. S. Rarey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Horse-training made easy. Being a new and practical system of teaching and educating the horse. Beautifully illustrated with forty-four engravings. Whip-training, or, how to drive without reins; how to make a horse trot honest, &c. By Robert Jennings ... To which is appended, an essay on shoeing; also the symtoms and treatment of the various diseases of the horse, embracing a full and complete history of glanders. (Philadelphia, J.E. Potter and company, [1866]), by Robert Jennings (page images at HathiTrust)
• The new system of educating horses; (Boston, Rand, Avery, & co., 1877), by D Magner (page images at HathiTrust)
• The improved system of educating the horse, by D. Magner, author of the new system, &c. Also a treatise on shoeing, and the diseases of the horse and their treatment, with valuable recipes, &c. (Rochester, N.Y. : Evening Express Book Printing Establishment, 1869), by D. Magner (page images at HathiTrust)
• The horse's friend [electronic resource] : the only practical method of educating the horse and eradicating vicious habits, followed by a variety of valuable recipes, instructions in farriery, horse-shoking, the latest rules of trotting, and the record of fast horses up to 1876 / (Toronto : Hunter, Rose, [1876?]), by O. S. Pratt (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Farmer's friend [electronic resource] : containing Rarey's horse secret, with other valuable receipts and information. (Hamilton, C.W. [Ont.] : Porter and Schneider, 1858) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [electronic resource] : in two parts / (Paris, Ont. : J.S. Brown, [1889?]), by Oliver W. Gleason (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aids to horsemanship : notes on the theory and practice of riding and keeping horses, with reasons / (New York : McBride, [1938]), by C. H. Burns (page images at HathiTrust)
• The reforming of dangerous and useless horses, (London, Gale & Polden, [1919]), by Mike Rimington (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• America's riding horses : a guide to all breeds for the amateur / (Princeton, N.J. : Van Nostrand, [1958]), by Harry P. Orcutt and Ben Avis. dn Orcutt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Training hunters, jumpers and hacks / (New York : The Derrydale press, [c1937]), by Harry Dwight Chamberlin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Riding and schooling horses / (New York : The Derrydale press, [c1934]), by Harry Dwight Chamberlin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Riding with Mariles / (New York : McGraw-Hill, [1960]), by Margaret Cabell. cn Self (page images at HathiTrust)
• The saddle horse : his care, training, and riding / (New York : H. Holt, c1925), by William George Langworthy Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Among men and horses / (London, T. F. Unwin, 1894), by M. Horace Hayes (page images at HathiTrust)
• The horse educator [electronic resource]. ([S.l. : s.n., 1882?]), by J. G. McPherson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Horse's Friend: The Only Practical Method of Educating the Horse and Eradicating Vicious Habits; Followed by a Variety of Valuable Recipes, Instructions in Farriery, Horse-shoeing, the Latest Rules of Trotting, and the Record of Fast Horses Up to 1876, by O. S. Pratt (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Handy Horse-book: or Practical Instructions in Driving, Riding, and the General Care and Management of Horses. 4th ed., by Maurice Hartland Mahon (Gutenberg ebook)
• Horse Training by Modern Methods, by Allan Melvill Pope (Gutenberg ebook)
• Illustrated Horse Breaking, by M. Horace Hayes, illust. by J. H. Oswald Brown (Gutenberg ebook)
• Tachyhippodamia; Or, The new secret of taming horses: To which is added The breaking, training, and taming horses, by Willis J. Powell and J. S. Rarey (Gutenberg ebook)
• A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses: With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid, by J. S. Rarey (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild & Vicious Horses, by P. R. Kincaid and John J. Stutzman (Gutenberg ebook)
• The English horsman and complete farrier directing all gentlemen and others how to breed, feed, ride, and diet all kind of horses whether for war, race, or other service : with a discovery of the causes, signs, and cures of all diseases, both internal and external, incident to horses : alphabetically digested : with The humours of a Smithfield jockey / by Robert Almond. (London : Printed for Simon Miller, 1673), by Robert Almond (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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