PREFACE 



The little book, which now makes its bow to the 

 public, has not any pretentious aims. It is not 

 intended as a competitor with the large and 

 serious works which have of late years placed 

 such a fund of valuable information at the 

 disposal of the lover of the equine race. The 

 ABC of the Horse merely seeks to render 

 a little help to the man who keeps one, or, it 

 may be two horses for pleasure, and who 

 whilst desirous for the well-being of his 

 animals, has not the time, or perhaps the 

 inclination, to wade through a large and 

 technical volume. I do not for one moment 

 profess to say anything new in the book, but 

 merely to give the owner an opportunity of 

 learning sufficient to prevent a display of 

 ignorance in the presence of the groom he 

 employs, the dealer he may be buying from, 

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