XIV PREFACE TO FOURTH EDITION. 



But it is not to diseases mainly this edition is devoted. The 

 few remarks here relative to proper care of the feet are equally 

 applicable to the sound horse, and make more emphatic the 

 necessity for the care and preservation of the sound foot. 



It is my good fortune to number on my list of friends many 

 of the most prominent horsemen and farriers in almost all parts 

 of the country, and for the many courtesies received from them, 

 at various times and places, my thanks are due. Particularly, 

 it should be stated here, that I am indebted to Mr. S. T. Harris, 

 of Cincinnati, the well-known authority on all subjects relating 

 to the welfare of the horse, for his valuable assistance and sug- 

 gestions opportunely given while I was pursuing the investiga- 

 tion of the principles of this work, and continuing through an 

 association of more than thirty-five years. Wm. Russell. 



No. 1722 Freeman avenue, Cincinnati, O. 



