CHAPTER I 



WHICH TELLS WHY THERE IS A SECOND PART 



When I came to England more than a year ago, I brought 

 with me a single copy of the foregoing little book, which 

 had been published in America in 1892. 



It found its way among the few friends I had here, who 

 read it, and one and all declared themselves pleased with 

 its contents. They urged me to have it republished in 

 England, adding that nowhere in the world could be found 

 such enthusiastic lovers of horses, as throughout the United 

 Kingdom. They also agreed in saying that the book was 

 quite unique in its way, and that the style in which it was 

 written made the subject-matter more interesting reading, 

 than when conveyed in a merely statistical form. 



On that account, they thought it more likely to find its 

 way to the notice of the general public, the information in 

 it being of a practical nature, easily understood by readers 

 of light literature — who know little of horses and their 

 importance to us — as well as to accomplished horsemen. 



So, with a willing ear, I listened to their kind encomiums, 

 and followed their advice. With all its faults en evidefice I 



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