

M A N rr \ L 



OF 



MODERN FARRIERY, 



INTRODUCTION. 



The term Farrierj has been in use for a very long period, 

 and embraced the Medical and Surgical treatment of the 

 Horse, as well as Shoeing, and fitting him for taking the 

 road and the field. 



The persons employed in the manual labour of construct- 

 ing and fitting the shoes of horses were originally termed 

 Ferrers, or Ferriers, from the Latin word ferrum, iron, and 

 their practice /er/^fer^/, vv^hich has, in the course of time, been 

 changed into the word Farrier, and now universally adopted. 



In most country situations tlie blacksmith who shoes 

 horses is called the farrier, because he is generally the only 

 person, in many localities, who practises the art of horse and 

 cattle doctor. Not only is this the case in Great Britain, 

 but also in every country of Europe. 



It is to be lamented that more attention is not devoted to 



the useful practice of the cure of domestic animals, more 



especially when we consider not only their great value, but also 



their commercial importance. As well may the medical care of 



man be intrusted to shoemakers and tailors, as the care of 



horses, cattle, swine, dogs, and other domestic animals, be left 

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