viii PREFACE 



Captain Hayes has afifordecl valuable assistance in connection with 

 the (to me) difficult subject of equine locomotion, and from his valu- 

 able Veterinary Notes frequent excerpts are made in the department 

 dealing with the diseases of the horse. 



While reference has been made to many new methods of medical 

 and surgical treatment, the greater part of the materia medica has 

 been retained, as well as the bulk of the prescriptions, the latter 

 being of proved value, and within the capacity of the amateur to 

 prepare or obtain where the services of a skilled veterinarian are 

 not available. 



Harold Leeney. 



