418 REMARKS. 



quent applications of tincture of myrrh ; 

 avoiding all unctuous and greasy applica- 

 tions till the cure is completed. On the 

 contrary, should the case prove internal and 

 deep seated, the assistance of an operative 

 farrier of extensive practice cannot be too 

 soon obtained, to prevent, if possible, those 

 blemishes and defects of the feet that inevit- 

 ably reduce a horse to little or no value 

 whenever they happen. 



The necessary and unavoidable remarks 

 . upon the management of draft horses in the 

 Appendix, and the additional observations 

 interspersed with the work, render unneces- 

 sary every apology for their introduction ; 

 particularly when it is known to have ori- 

 ginated in an anxious desire of the author to 

 vender the whole as perfect as possible, in 

 gratitude for its very flattering reception 

 through several lari>;e editions. 



