The Horse, How to Breed and Rear Him , by William Day, 2nd Ed. 1890 box-spurs The edges of the spurs

The edges of the spurs are pierced with lines of "beads" in a yellow metal - probably brassThere is also beading where the necks join the bodies of the spurs

This is a branch cheek steel bit

The rest of the shaft is covered in braided brown thread

the moving parts were supposed to encourage the young horse to relax its mouth

The rowels are decorated with a thistles

The Horse, How to Breed and Rear Him , by William Day, 2nd Ed. 1890 box-spurs The edges of the spursThis book has green cloth boards with a gilt image of a horse on the front cover. There is fraying and a partial split at the top of the spine The inside front spine is also partially split. There is a previous owner's name in ink on the fly leaf and there is foxing throughout. A previous owner has pencil marked the margin of various sections The book covers many subjects from existing breeds, racing, breed improvement, thoroughbreds, stud farms,