IV PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



may have the eclat of going through several 

 Editions, and yet, in point of copies sold, may fall 

 short of another that is still in its first Edition. 



As Author of the present little work, I cannot 

 but feel much gratified, that, after so monster an 

 Edition was struck, a second should so soon be 

 requisite. 



My first published Book was " Stable- Talk and 

 Table- Talk," a miscellaneous work, in two large 

 octavo volumes. These are a general compila- 

 tion, touching Racing, Hunting, Riding, Driving, 

 and most subjects connected with field sports ; 

 and, further including the purchasing of Horses, 

 and the breaking and subsequent management 

 of tliem. 



Next followed the present work, " The Pocket 

 and the Stud." This enters more into the detail 

 of purchasing and managing horses in and out of 

 the stable; treating also of the dimensions and 

 regulation of stables, so as to render them safe, 

 comfortable, and healthful to their inhabitants ; 

 and further, on the feeding of horses, as regards 

 quantum and quality of food, so as to promote 

 the welldoing of the " Stud," with an equal 

 regard to the welldoing of the " Pocket." 



That it has been thought to have tended to 

 promote such desirable results, I trust I may 



