20 INTRODUCTION. 



the pictures of horses and other animals were the ones most 

 desirable. 



From that time on he has ever been a keen observer, a deep 

 thinker, a practical caretaker, handler, breeder, dealer, trainer, 

 and doctor, of this, to him, the most favorite animal of the 

 world, the horse ; and in giving to others this life-long experi- 

 ence, it seems clearly evident that he must be capable of teach- 

 ing, and that his teachings, as presented in this book, cannot 

 be otherwise than instructive and profitable. 



