PllEFACE 



The ground being, as it Avere, already- 

 occupied by several standard AA^orks upon 

 the general subject of the Horse, the AA^riter 

 of the folloAAdng pages does not seek to vie 

 Avith these, but merely to record some 

 obserA^ations and experiences of one Avho 

 has loved and stu.died the noble animal 

 from his youth up, in the hope that 

 they may prove acceptable to that large 

 portion of the British public Avhich shares 

 in his admiration of the same, as AA'^ell as 

 to those more particularly interested in 

 the breeding and management of young 

 stock. 



