PREFACE. 



So many books have been written upon this subject, 

 that the present writer would not have taken upon himself 

 the task had he not been applied to so often within the 

 last few years concerning certain ailments among horses, 

 and for treatment of the same. The experience of 

 Baucher is very valuable, but unfortunately very little 

 understood; furthermore, he treats only of the manage- 

 ment of the horse and not of his diseases. Of the cor- 

 rectness of his system there can be no doubt, but it re- 

 quires such an amount of study and labor to acquire the 

 knowledge which his book is intended to convey, that 

 not one gentleman in a hundred who reads it is mate- 

 rially benefited by its perusal, or can practically apply 

 what he has read. If only partially understood, he had 

 better know nothing more than the simple process of 

 mouthing, flexing, and causing the legs to move back- 

 wards, sideways, and forwards, at his desire. This part 

 of his system is condensed in as plain language as possible 

 in the present volume, and is enough for all practical 

 purposes. 



It is proposed in this work to treat of all the slight 

 diseases horses are heir to, cures for the same, and their 



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