FRANCE. Farriery course book with drawings of each shoe model and descriptions, with embroidered farrier master sleeve badge in gold canetille on blue horizon background and group photo of farrier students with the veterinarian in 1st, farriery teacher Jules Charles Tassey in the center. ABE One of the documents attached to this course indicates: "Saumur, September 20, 1907, the veterinarian in 1st, professor of farriery J. Tassey." It is thus about the courses lavished by Jules-Charles Tassey who officiated in Saumur at that time. It publishes besides in 1912 a "Practical Treaty of farriery to the use of the farriers, veterinarians, mounted officers, man of horse", published by JB Baillère and son, Paris.

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