THE GENTLEMAN'S STABLE MANUAL. 



PART I. 



Section I.— THE STABLE. 



Since the publication of my first treatise on the diseases and 

 medical treatment of the Horse, I have, on many occasions, 

 received letters from numerous gentlemen, desiring me to write 

 on the proper construction of the stable, and on the superinten- 

 dence and general management of the horse. On these topics 

 I shall ofier a few remarks ; — more I cannot do in a volume like 

 the present. Indeed, a proper treatise upon either of these 

 matters would, if justice were done, require a volume to itself. 

 In the hope, that what I may write upon these subjects will 

 prove of service to the reader, I have pleasure in complying 

 with these numerous requests, and in presenting a few sug- 

 gestions upon the subjects stated. Possibly I may not advance 

 much that is new ; I do not presume, however, to write for the 

 instruction of the experienced. It is the novice in these mat- 

 ters I seek to benefit ; the object being to disseminate sound 

 information to those who require it, and who may think proper 

 to seek it from the present volume. The dearth of correct 



A. 



