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PRELIMINARY REMARKS. 



"Knowledge is the wing, &c." 



In this pushing and go-a-head age the ambition to 

 possess a " turn out " is very great, and, when attained, 

 the frequent crying evil is want of system and method, 

 and more particularly, kindness and patience in the care 

 and treatment of the principal comprising it, namely, the 

 Horse. A thorough knowledge of that noble animal's 

 real use will prevent it from being abused, as it very 

 often is, and tend to gain its confidence and obedience. 



It is a well-known and acknowledged fact amons^st 

 experienced owners, stud grooms, and coachmen generally, 

 that a quicker and more marked improvement is made in 

 the condition and general health and temper of the 

 Horse, and more work can be got out of it with kindly 

 and judicious treatment, than by carelessness and bustling. 



Corn without consideration is nothing, and it is a 

 grievous truth that many whose business commands the 

 constant use of the Horse, and have, more or less, from 

 their early days been in possession of one, are generally 

 more careless, and exhibit greater ignorance, than others 

 whose experience is more limited; and, it is often found 

 that great want of thought and persistence is shewn by 



