IV PREFACE. 



Double the space in a foal, new foaled, between the 

 knee and withers, will, in general, be the height of 

 him when a complete horse. 



Foals that are of stirring spirits, wanton of disposi- 

 tion, active in leaping, running and chasing, ever lead- 

 ing the way and striving for mastery, always prove 

 horses of excellent mettle ; those of a contrary dispo- 

 sition are most commonly jades. 



There is one general rule which experience has 

 proved to be a good one, and that is — No Footy No 

 Horse. 



A horse's ability, and continuance in goodness, is 

 known by his hoofs. If they are strong, smooth, 

 hard, deep, tough, upright, and hollow, that horse 

 cannot be a bad one. 



The pocket farrier, commencing at page 39, 

 contains a series of directions how to use a horse on a 

 journey, with receipts and cures for the different dis- 

 eases to which he is liable. The prescriptions have 

 not been hastily jumbled together, but are experiment- 

 ally efficacious, and have been proved by a practice 

 of thirty years. By consulting these pages you will 

 at once see, l5^. What methods are best to be used if 

 your horses fall lame ; 2d. What medicines are proper 

 to give them when sick, — and ^d. How to direct the 

 operations, and escape the impositions, of ignorant 

 men. 



Annexed to these, the reader will find directions for 

 the management of Cows, Calves, Sheep, Swine, Agri- 

 cultural Receipts, the management of the Dairy, Fruit- 

 trees, Flax, Hemp, the improvement of waste lands, 

 and miscellaneous useful information. 



Philadelphia, June, 1845. 



