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has been of immense advantage to me, as I have been enabled 

 thereby to improve the speed of several otherwise fast horses, 

 and notably that of "Woodford" and "Pinkie," in a remark- 

 able degree. I have cured many cases of contraction, corn, 

 and quarter-crack, since then, by these means, such cases giv- 

 ing me no trouble whatever. I have made a remarkable cure 

 of a mare, the short history of which was this : She had been 

 badly foundered, had been five or six weeks in the hands of a 

 doctor who had abandoned her as incurable — as the coffin- 

 bones of her fore feet had become visible through the horny 

 soles. I bought her for experimental purposes at a very low 

 price. I have succeeded in re-instating the coffin-bones in 

 their natural position, the feet are growing down sound, the 

 mare being meanwhile perfectly free from the suspicion of 

 lameness. As this statement may be doubted by some, any 

 one doubting, or requiring any reference as to your capabilities 

 in the premises, can have this statement verified by writing to 

 me upon the matter. I would say that you have my most un- 

 qualified endorsement as a perfect master of all matters per- 

 taining to the foot of the horse and its diseases. If your forth- 

 coming work contains the information I have derived from your 

 personal instructions, it will be an invaluable boon to horse- 

 men, and a blessing to horses of every class, from the trotter to 

 the streeter. 



I further take pleasure in saying that I have good reasons for 

 reposing confidence in your ability in the treatment of the con- 

 stitutional maladies of the horse ; and I can say as much on 

 behalf of my friends, whose very valuable animals you have 

 treated with perfect success. 



In conclusion, I would add the expression of my opinion, 

 that if your views and methods of shoeing both sound and lame 

 horses were widely disseminated and generally adopted by 

 horsemen, veterinary surgeons, and shoeing-smiths, diseases of 

 the feet of horses would become exceedingly rare in a very 

 short time. 



ADDISON DOUGHTY. 



