Xll INTRODUCTION TO THE FOURTH EDITION. 



modern farriery he might leave, as a monument, a life work 

 that would prove both instructive and useful to the horse com- 

 munity. When the third edition of the present treatise was 

 published he believed that he would not issue still another re- 

 vised edition ; but his constant study of the subject and his 

 interviews with the leading trainers and shoers and horse own- 

 ers of this country have evolved so many valuable inventions 

 and so much improvement in the treatment of chronic disorders 

 that another edition has become absolutely imperative. 



The author trusts that the fourth edition will meet all re- 

 quirements of being the latest standard authority on modern 

 farriery. Prof. William Russell. 



