IV PREFACE. 



totns, such as are common to the observation of any man who is 

 qualified to undertake the responsibiUty of managing or superin- 

 tending a stable; and in juxtaposition therewith, the names of the 

 various diseases in which these symptoms occur; on a careful 

 perusal of this portion of the work it will be observed that quite 

 a large proportion of these symptoms occur in a number of 

 different diseases, and, perhaps, it may strike some persons that, 

 after all, the list of suggestive symptoms is not much help; but my 

 advice is, that when a horse appears unwell, a note should be 

 made of all the chief symptoms observable; thereafter refer to the 

 list, and the disease which covers the greater number of symptoms 

 should be studied in order to determine if the case in hand answers 

 to the fuller description therein contained. The number of 

 remedies prescribed in the body of the work is considerable, and 

 under some special forms of disease circumstances demand refer- 

 ence to various remedies; the careful comparative study of the 

 ' ' suggestive symptoms ' ' with those symptoms which indicate the 

 selection of a given drug under specific conditions, will be found 

 extremely useful as it will result in conveying a lasting impression 

 upon the mind that will render the practice of recognizing 

 symptoms much easier on future occasions. 



I sincerely hope that as these ' ' suggestive symptoms ' ' become 

 thoroughly impressed upon the minds of those who do me the 

 honor to consult this work, the simpler will the task of recogniz- 

 ing disorder become from time to time; and that the object I had 

 in view when I undertook this work will be fully realized and 

 ultimately prove a boon to many a man who is thrown entirely 

 upon his own resources in the management and treatment of his 

 horses. 



J. SUTCLIFFE HURNDALL, M. R. C. V. S., 



Sussex Villas, Kensington, London^ /"^h'> ^^95' 



