viii Preface. 



Having seen the horse in the desert, in 

 Southern Eussia, and on the banks of the 

 Danube, I was able to compare the kindness 

 and affection of the Arab, the Kurd, and the 

 Cossack, for their horses, with the treatment 

 they receive from Christian men in Christian 

 England, and on making that comparison I felt 

 constrained to take up my pen to advocate more 

 rational and humane treatment for my favourite 

 animal. 



If my writing has had the effect of setting 

 thoughtless men thinking about the comfort of 



their horses, my end will have been attained. 



W. PEOCTEE. 



