Walter Gilbey: 3 books

The Great Horse written by Walter Gilbey who was an English wine-merchant and philanthropist. This book was published in 1899. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance...

This brief history of the Horse in England to the close of the nineteenth century is a compilation which, it is hoped, may prove useful as well as interesting. So much has been done to improve our breeds of horses since the year 1800, and so many and important have been the changes in our methods of...

The campaign in South Africa has proved beyond doubt the necessity for a strong force similar to that of the Boers. Their rapidity of movement has given us an important lesson in the military value of horses of that useful type which is suitable for light cavalry and mounted infantry. Since the war broke...