AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION 



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the terrible blunders the modern farrier makes 

 in the forge, giving the reasons and the correct 

 methods, and a brief description of the anatomy 

 of the foot. 



4. My illustrations, I feel, will appeal to the 

 true lover of the horse. They are conspicuous 

 for the absence of the mutilated type, except in 

 a few instances. I feel that a study of them 

 will cause most people to appreciate the beauty 

 of the horse as Nature made him. 



I have gone to enormous expense and trouble 

 in procuring many of these photographs. I am 

 extremely indebted to many horse lovers for the 

 help they have given me, without which it 

 would have been impossible to procure many 

 of my photographs. 



5. I beg to offer my sincerest thanks to Major- 

 General Lessard, C.B., and my squadron com- 

 mander, Major D. D. Young, for much help ; to 

 Captain J. A. Campbell, C.A.V.C., Toronto, for 

 so kindly revising Chapters IX. and XI., and 

 for some valuable additions ; to Dr. T. C. Evans, 

 of Ottawa, for furnishing me with some valuable 

 bacteriological information. I also wish to 

 thank most sincerely the following for kind 

 assistance : Lieut.-Colonel Wm. Hendrie, Major 

 Joseph Kilgour, Major-General Sir Wm. Otter, 

 Mr. Walter Winans, Earl Grey (former Governor- 

 General of Canada), Sir Henry Pellatt, Senator 

 Kirchhoffer, Colonel H. T. Allen (U.S. Cavalry), 

 Mr. N. J. Holmes, D.V.S., the Hon. Geo. Saville, 

 Mr. Darrach, the Hon. S. N. Parent, Major Eaton, 

 R.C.H.A., Thos. Tilling, Limited, Sir Edmund 

 Osier, Lieut.-Colonel Hall, Mr. W. U. Pitfield, 



Captain A. McMillan, D.S.O., R.C.D., Squadron 

 Sergt.-Major James, R.C.D., Mr. F. Bernard, 

 Mr. P. C. L. Harris, Mr. G. A. Parsons, the Pro- 

 prietors of the Toronto Sunday World, Buffalo 

 Horse World, New York Spur, Cavalry Journal, 

 Sporting and Dramatic News, The Graphic, 

 Canadian Farm, Irish Field, Farm Life, Our 

 Dumb Animals, Sphere and Taller, Sketch, and 

 my sister and twin brother. I also thank Messrs. 

 Andre and Sleigh for the extra trouble taken in 

 the production of most of these cuts. 



Hearty thanks are due to the many friends 

 who kindly sent me photographs and allowed 

 their horses to be photographed, as acknow- 

 ledged under each plate. I am also much 

 indebted to Farrier-Sergt. Hogan, R.C.D., for 

 assistance in taking many of the photographs ; 

 to Mr. Bailey, of the Galbraith Photo Company, 

 Toronto, for taking such pains in finishing 

 several hundred photographs at very short 

 notice ; to Mr. Redpath, of Chas. Potter, 

 Limited, and Messrs. Pringle and Booth, Toronto, 

 for special pains taken with many of my photo- 

 graphs ; and to the Misses Swanton and Carr 

 for working so hard in preparing my manuscript 

 for the printers. 



Since writing the above I have learnt of the 

 sad death of my sincere friend and riding-master, 

 Alfred Savigear. The horse has lost a great 

 friend. 



R. S. T. 



STANLEY BARRACKS, 



TORONTO. 



