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Centaur ; 



ADDRESS 



TO 



SIR CHAELES FOESTER, BAET., M.P. 



My Dear Sir, 



ALSALL, your native town, being tlie 

 great emporium of Saddlery, where that, 

 and the kindred trade of Harness manu- 

 facturing, are carried on in all their 

 various departments, and everything 

 used in connection with the Horse, 

 either for civil or military purposes, is pro- 

 duced in the highest state of perfection ; 

 and you having for over a quarter of 

 a century been the faithful representa- 

 tive of Walsall in Parliament, I know of 

 no one to whom this work could be 



more appropriately dedicated, or one so deserving as yourself 



of this humble tribute of respect. 



The work, which aims at being a thoroughly practical 

 treatise on the Horse and its Rider, will be found to contain 

 such instructions as will, if strictly carried out, enable those 

 entrusted with the care of that most useful and faithful 

 companion of man — the Horse — to secure its comfort, pre- 

 serve its health, prolong its years, and increase its usefulness. 

 Information will al^ be found in this work which will enable 

 parties requiring horses for business or pleasure to select those 

 best suited to the purposes for which they are intended. 



Such a work may therefore be looked upon as an effort to 

 introduce a more rational and humane system of treatment 

 for that noble animal, and knowing that your sympathies 

 are sincerely with all movements having for their object the 

 amelioration of the condition of the human subject, or that 

 of the lower animals, I sincerely hope this humble effort to 

 secure better care for the horse, more comfort and safety for 

 those in charge, and greater satisfaction to the owner, may 

 meet with your approval. 



Your humble and obedient Servant, 



EDWARD W. GOUGH. 

 Park Hall House, 



May 1st, 1878, 



