6 PREFACE. 



When the reader reflects that a large volume has 

 been written on the anatomy of the horse's foot alone, 

 he will easily conceive my confined, embarrassed, and 

 cramped situation ; having to treat of so many differ- 

 ent parts and subjects, within the scope of two hun- 

 dred pages. In doing of this, it will be impossible for 

 me to give more than the skeleton or bare outline of 

 the interesting theme, which I hope, at some future 

 day, will be filled up and completed by some more 

 fortunate genius. 



THE AUTHOR. 



