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Horses

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Galvayne - Rope Hitching, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2293
Scope and Contents

Illustrations of various knots that can be tied for Galvayne's methods for rope hitching - a double hitch, a granny knot, a true love's knot, a slip knot and a choke knot.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Galvayning, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1876
Scope and Contents

Illustrations of a colt ' in the Galvayning position' and being 'Galvayned and third-handed from behind' in a paddock in the early 20th century. "Galvayning" was a horse taming method invented by Professor Sydney Frederick Galvayne in which the horses head was tied to it's tail causing it to spin around until it quieted down.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Indications of Age by the Teeth, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1961
Scope and Contents

Illustrations of the incisor teeth showing the age of the horse from 3 years to 8 years inclusive.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Teeth, 20 Years [Horse], 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1958
Scope and Contents

Illustrations of a horse's teeth at 20 years of age showing the side view of the jaw and sections of an incisor. The text describes Galvayne's method for determining age.

Dates: 1870s-1930s