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ADDRESS 



TO 



SIR CHAS. FOPvSTEPv, BART,, M,P. 



My Dear Sir, 



Walsall, your native town, being the great 

 emporium of Saddlery, where that, and the kindred trade 

 of Harness manufacturing, are carried on in all their 

 various departments, and everything used in connection 

 with the Horse, either for civil or military purposes, is 

 produced in the highest state of perfection ; and you 

 having for upwards of a quarter of a century been the 

 faithful representative 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, preserve its health, and prolong its usefulness. 

 Information will also be found in this work which will 

 enable parties requiring horses for business or pleasure to 

 select those best suited to the purpose for which they 

 are intended. 



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