BOOKS OF REFERENCE. 9 



with a friend or to use a club stable in preference to intrust- 

 ing valuable chattels to the uncertain care given them in a 

 livery stable. 



There are numerous works treating of the horse, his care 

 in sickness and his general management. Reference to some 

 of these books will be made from time to time in order that 

 the reader may, if he chooses, become more conversant with 

 all or any part of the subjects which are here dealt with in a 

 necessarily general way. These books are as a rule individ- 

 ually of but little service as a guide to the beginner who de- 

 sires to be informed in untechnical terms as to what he wants 

 and how to obtain it. These notes therefore are intended in 

 the first chapters to give the elementary information required 

 by a person contemplating the acquisition of one or more 

 horses and carriages ; and the remaining pages are devoted 

 to advice and suggestions whereby a stable can be successfully 

 and economically conducted. 



