1876 Horse Training Manual Booklet – Babcock Educating the Horse Ohio

Original 1876 instructional booklet titled “Prof. R. Babcock’s New System for Educating the Horse,” printed in Delaware, Ohio by the Herald Steam Job Print.

This period publication outlines 19th-century methods for breaking, bitting, harnessing, shoeing, and treating horses, including detailed instructions for handling difficult or untrained animals. The booklet also references class and exhibition attendance, suggesting it was used in connection with live horse-training demonstrations—an increasingly collectible sub-category of agricultural ephemera.

Printed on original paper stock with period typography. Complete with all pages present. Shows expected wear from age, including toning, creases, and minor edge loss, but remains fully legible and structurally sound.

A strong example of post-Civil War American horse culture, ideal for collectors of agricultural history, equestrian memorabilia, veterinary history, or 19th-century printed ephemera.