1 96 HORSEMANSHIP. 



1873 — continued. 



350 Horse-Shoeing as it is and as it should be. By 

 ^^' William Douglas, (late) loth Royal Hussars. 



" Whoever hath charge of a horse's feet, has the care of 

 his whole body." — OLD saying. 



London. 1873. 



8vo. 161 pp. 2 coloured engravings and woodcuts. 

 M., 7| in. by 5 in. 



Contents :— Chap. I. — The Foot of the Horse — its exte- 

 rior. Chap. II. — The Anterior parts of the Foot. 

 Chap. III. — The present method of preparing the 

 horse's foot for shoeing. Chap. IV. — The proposed 

 method of preparing the foot for the shoe. Chap. V.- 

 Farrier's tools and their separate uses. Chap. VI. — 

 The presei-vation of the hoof Chap. VII. — Of 

 diseases that may be attributed to shoeing. Chap. 

 VI 11.— Some suggestions how a scientinc knowledge 

 of the horse's foot could best be acquired by Farriers. 

 Chap. IX. — About horse-shoes, old and new. 

 Chap. X.— The Chaussee horse .shoe. Chap. Xi. — 

 Beneficial effect of kindness upon horses. 



«5i\ Newmarket and Arabia; An examination of the 

 ^-^ descent of Racers and Coursers. By Roger D. 



Upton, Captain late 9th Royal Lancers. 

 London. 1873. 



8vo. 2 1 1 pp., and coloured wood engraved frontispiece 

 of Arab Horses, after A. Dedreux. M., S^ in. by 

 5|in. 



