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inferted fuch as are known to be of mofl Efficacy, 

 but alfo laid down the Precautions neceflary in all 

 their feveral Intentions •, and herein we have fludied 

 both the Eafe and Profit of the Practitioner, by free- 

 ing him of thofe long and tedious Compofitions, 

 wherewith moil Books fo much abound, and which 

 are chiefly made up of a Number of ufelefs and 

 infignificant Ingredients : But thefe Things I have 

 confidered in a Treatife apart, concerning the Me- 

 dicines proper for Horfes, which is a Supplement 

 to this, and has met with the Approbation of the 

 beft Judges. 



As to the Defeds and Errors we have already ta- 

 ken Notice of in the common and ordinary Prac- 

 tice i as alfo thofe committed by the Abufe of 

 Tents, the Application of greafy DrefTings, and 

 many other Things too tedious to be inferted here, 

 we hope, we need make no Apology for fo doing, 

 fince it will appear to any one who fliall perufe the 

 following Treatife, that our Meaning in this was 

 not to find Fault ; but in order to their Amend- 

 ment. For where-ever we have obferved any thing 

 in the received Method, or in any Author, fup- 

 ported by Experience, and agreeable to the Princi- 

 ples of Art, we have been fo far from rejeding it, 

 that we have rather recommended it to the World 

 by fuch Explanations, as we judged neceflary to 

 render it more intelligible and ufeful. 



All that I think neceflary to perfcd this Subjedl, 

 will be contained in a Treatife which will be fhort- 

 ly publiflied, containing the Order and Oeconomy 

 that is neceflary in the Diet and Exercife of Horfes. 



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