PREFACE. 



ERHAPS in presenting my book on 

 " The Horse " to the public I may be 

 allowed to offer a few remarks con- 



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cerning the object I have in view ; 



which is not looking so much to scientific theories, 

 as simply dealing with the practical management of the 

 horse in such a way as to enable the most inexperienced 

 to find in its pages the plain and simple facts of matters 

 which press for attention, and sufferings which call for 

 speedy relief. 



During my travels in various parts of the country I 

 am frequently appalled at the bad management to which 

 some horses are subjected. This I am inclined to think 

 is not the result of a desire to be cruel on the part of 

 those who keep the animals, but is the outcome often- 

 times of ignorance as to their real wants and the 

 treatment that is necessary and effectual to the relief 

 of their sufferings. 



