PEEFACE. 



It is a generally acknowledged fact that large 

 numbers of horses are worn out in the feet and 

 legs at a premature age, whilst nearly all are 

 frequently laid off work by lameness ; and these 

 two misfortunes for the poor animals appear to be 

 accepted as unavoidable for them. To combat 

 this belief, these papers were written. On their 

 first appearance they excited a certain amount of 

 interest, and several gentlemen put to practical 

 experiment the principles advanced. The results 

 obtained by three of them are given, by their kind 

 permission, in the Appendix. 



It is not attempted to palm off any patent upon 

 the public, as the author has nothing to sell, and 

 can be neither benefited nor prejudiced in any 

 way by the adoption or rejection of his principles. 

 He has written from disinterested motives ; and he 

 has been rewarded, before the book is published by 

 the knowledge that many horses are already reaping 

 benefit from his efforts in their favour. 



London : August 30, 1880. 



