PREFACE 



Stimulated by the reception accorded my ' Common Colics 

 of the Horse/ both in this country and in America, and 

 assured by my publishers that a work on diseases of the 

 foot was needed, I have been led to give to the veterinary 

 profession the present volume. 



While keeping the size of the book within reasonable 

 limits, no effort has been spared to render it as complete 

 as possible. This has only been achieved by adding to my 

 own experience a great deal of the work of others. To 

 mention individually those who have given me permission 

 to use their writings would be too long a matter here. In 

 every case, however, w T here the quotation is of any length, 

 the source of my information is given, either in the text or 

 in an accompanying footnote. A few there are who will, 

 perhaps, find themselves quoted without my having first 

 obtained their permission to do so. They, with the others, 

 will, I am sure, accept my hearty thanks. 



The publishers have been generous in the matter of 

 illustrations and diagrams, and although to the older prac- 

 titioner some of these may appear superfluous, it is hoped 

 they will serve to render the work an acceptable text-book 

 for the student. 



H. CAULTON REEKS. 



Spalding, 



January, 1906. 



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