Notes for Horse-owners. 



The Veterinary Journal.- -'■^ K handy little book for the use of horse- 

 owners, which may prove of much service to them when they cannot 

 obtain the assistance of a veterinary surgeon, as well as afford them some 

 notion of many of the ailments to which the horse is exposed, and the 

 manner in which they may be best treated." 



The Sporting Times. — " Everything that treats of the horse is interesting 

 to us, and, we believe, to the readers of this journal. We have a 

 sincere pleasure, therefore, in recommending a perusal of this book, 

 for the author we know to be a practical man, an owner of horses, 

 and himself no mean performer in the pigskin. His first edition has 

 so far received the endorsement of the public as to make a second issue 

 a requirement of the day. Captain Hayes leads us gently through the 

 whole gamut of equine disease, and in suggesting his remedies gives reasons 

 for the faith which is in him, that are intelligible to the non-professional 

 mind. Many of us are tired of the old didactic method, whereby we are 

 taught that if a horse develop symptoms of a certain disease, certain 

 remedies are to be introduced. In this book the author gives a plain and 

 intelligible diagnosis of the disease to be cured, and the best method for 

 its attamment. It is what it professes to be — a clear and comprehensive 

 manual for all horse-owners, and, without trenching too much upon the 

 almost sacred mysteries of the veterinary art, it places a valuable weapon 

 of defence in the hands of those who may be out of the reach of professional 

 assistance, and we should be glad to see it as a part of the ' properties ' 

 wherever a horse is kept." 



Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. — "Simplicity is one of the 

 most commendable features in the book. What Captain Hayes has to 

 say he says in plain terms, and the book is a very useful one for everybody 

 who is concerned with horses." 



7he Sporting Life. — " We heartily welcome the second edition of this 

 exceedingly useful book. The first edition was brought out about two 

 years since, but the work now under notice is fully double the size of its 

 predecessor, and as a matter of course contains more information. Captain 

 Hayes, the author, is not only a practical man in all things connected with 

 the horse, but has also studied his subject from a scientific point of view, 

 and acknowledges the aid he has received from the Principal and Professors 

 of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh, especially to Mr. A. Johnston, 

 M.R.C.V.S., and Professor Vaughan. The result has been a book which 

 thoroughly meets the objects aimed at, viz., the imparting in a plain, 

 easily-understood style, the symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment 

 of the many diseases and ailments to which that complicated machine, the 

 horse, is subject. It is not to be supposed that Captain Hayes is in any 

 way antagonistic to the veterinary profession. On the contrary, his aim 

 is to assist them, by showing owners that the best and proper treatment of 

 the horse is not based on ttie cruelty, misconception, and humbug of the 

 charlatan, but is guided by principles of common sense and attested science. 

 At the same time, when veterinary assistance is not available, Captain 

 Hayes' ' Notes for Horse-owners ' will be found a valuable aid to proper 

 stable management, and the treatment in illness, lameness, or accident of 

 our most valued and valuable friend on four feet." 



W. Thacker 6^ Co., Lo?idon. Thacker, Spink or Co., Calcutta. 



