IV TREFACE TO THE THIllD EDITION. 



may have the eclat of going through several 

 editions, and yet, in point of copies sold, may fall 

 short of another that is still in its first edition. 



As Author of " The Pocket and the Stud," I 

 could not but feel much gratified, that, after so 

 monster an edition as the first was struck off, a 

 second should so soon be requisite. I am now 

 flattered on finding a third called for. 



My first published Book was " Stable-Talk and 

 Table-Talk," a miscellaneous work, in two large 

 octavo volumes. These are a general compilation, 

 touching Racing, Hunting, Riding, Driving, and 

 most subjects connected with field sports ; and fur- 

 ther, including the purchasing of Horses, and the 

 breaking-in and subsequent management of them. 



Next followed the present work, " The Pocket 

 and the Stud." This enters more into the detail 

 of purchasing and managing horses in and out of 

 the stable ; treating also of the dimensions and 

 regulation of stables, so as to render them safe, 

 comfortable, and healthful to their inhabitants ; 

 and further, on the feeding of horses, as regards 

 quantum and quality of food, so as to promote 

 the well-doing of the *' Stud," with an equal regard 

 to that of the " Pocket." 



That it has been thought to have tended to 

 promote such desirable results, I trust I may 



