The Horse : Its Keep and Management, by William Cook, 

 (Orpington, St. Mary Cray). Price 2s. 6d. It is with very great 

 pleasure that we have noticed the large number of publications 

 which have recently made their appearance in connection with 

 the horse and its management. It is a healthy sign of the times 

 when so many qualified writers contribute their valuable opinions 

 upon so interesting a subject. Amongst the large number of 

 books that have within recent months made their appearance, 

 none, we venture to say, will meet with a heartier welcome than 

 that now under notice. Mr. William Cook has already 

 established a reputation as a writer in connection with books on 

 poultry, and we know of no one who is better qualified to write 

 upon the subject of the horse than this gentleman. Mr. Cook 

 does not seek to present us with any scientific theory ; he is quite 

 content to put forward a simple and easily-understood treatise 

 upon the practical management of the horse, which "those who 

 run may read. " The author has travelled far and wide throughout 

 our own country, and he has noticed what a great many others 

 who have kept their eyes open must have equally observed 

 namely, the abominable and cruel treatment to which some 

 horses are subjected. No doubt he has often blushed, as have we, 

 at the simple barbarity displayed bv many persons who keep 

 animals ; and his sole object is to improve the conditions under 

 which the horse has to live. From his very earliest age he has 

 been much amongst horses, and has naturally made himself 

 fully acquainted with their habits, requirements, and sufferings. 

 We can cordially recommend this book to our readers, and we 

 have been so favourably impressed with it that we shall hope to 

 see other publications of a similarly useful nature from Mr. 

 William Cook's able pen before long. From The Road, 

 October 1st, 1891. 



The Horse: Its Keep and Management (By W. Cook). 

 The author of this handy manual is the well-known originator 

 of the Orpington fowl, and as such, requires no introduction to 

 poultry keepers, but from poultry-keeping to horse-management 

 may seem to some people a long jump indeed ; though, in this 

 instance, we can assure our readers that it is not so. Mr. Cook 

 has been amongst horses all his life, and is as thoroughly 

 acquainted with them as with poultry. The work in question 

 does not attempt to deal in any scientific manner with the 

 question ; it simply deals with the practical management of the 

 horse in such a way as will enable the most inexperienced to 

 find in it plain and practical hints. The subjects include feed- 

 ing, watering, bedding, clipping, singeing, shoeing, breeding, 

 breaking, driving, diseases, &c. , &c. It is written by a shrewd 

 observer, and should be in the hands of all lovers and keepers 

 of the most useful of all animals. Finchley and Hendon Times, 

 August 14th, 1891. 



