TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. 



During the past nine years in which it has been my 

 privilege to teach horseshoeing to students of veterinary medi- 

 cine in the University of Pennsylvania, and to classes of horse- 

 shoers under the auspices of the Master Horseshoers' National 

 Protective Association of America, I have been forcibly im- 

 pressed vsdth the urgent need of a text-book of horseshoeing 

 that is adapted to the needs of beginners. In my opinion, such 

 a work must present a detailed description of the anatomy and 

 physiology of the legs below the middle of the cannons, and 

 must emphasize in unmistakable terms the definite relations 

 which exist between certain well-defined forms of the hoof and 

 certain well-defined standing positions of the limb. Only on 

 this sure foundation can a thoroughly scientific system of shoe- 

 ing be based. Furthermore, the teachings must be eminently 

 practical, logically arranged, as brief as is consistent with clear- 

 ness, easy of comprehension by persons who are unfamiliar with 

 technical language, profusely illustrated, and moderate in price. 

 Through the kindness of my respected friend and former 

 teacher. Professor A. Lung-witz, one of tlie highest authorities 

 in all matters pertaining to shoeing, and for many years a 

 teacher in and the Director of what I believe to be the best 

 school of shoeing in the world, I am enabled to present to* the 

 public this translation of his text-book for students of shoeing. 

 Written to meet requirements identical with those existing to- 

 day in the United States, and in scope and arrangement exactly 

 suited to both student and teacher, I am confident that it will 

 meet the favor that it merits. 



The Translator. 

 Philadelphia, 1904. 5 



