INTRODUCTION. 



stuck-nt, and al.so, to some cxlcnl, sltvo as a 

 ready reference for tlie I)iisy practitioner, as it 

 is not onlv arran<^cd on scieiitillc principles, 

 but also includes, in the treatment columns, the 

 combined practical experience of the writer 

 forever tiiirt\' years in the United States and 

 England, and also that of liie writer's father, 

 the late Mr. Alderman Dan dresswell, 

 F.R.C.\\.S., for a period of thirty-five years 

 preceding, wiiose practice was one of the 

 most varied and extensive in I-'ngiantl. 



This work is not intended to take the place 

 of other reference book-.s, but to be an 

 auxiliary; and strong recommendation is 



herebv made <if the special Report on the 

 Diseases of tiie Horse, issued by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture as the most 

 useful antl practical treatise, hv which the 

 horse-owner can l)e guided in that country. 

 It is expected that the charts will enable the 

 horse-owner to use the book issued by the 

 Ciovernment to much greater advantage than 

 he could without such assistance. 



CiiAKi.Ks GRKss\vni.r., xr.R.r.v.s. 



222, Hayward Biiih}in_Q;s, San Francisco, 

 California, U.S.A., May, 1904. 



