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Are horses immortal? Do they have souls? Shall we 

 meet them again? 



I dare not say they do, and you cannot say they do not, for 

 we neither of us know. 



In adding this Appendix containing this galaxy of some- 

 what celebrated and useful horses, my object was not to set 

 forth their merits above others or to boast of their ownership, 

 but give it as history intended to act as an object-lesson to the 

 breeder, and hoping it may be of interest to the general reader 

 of this book. 



In conclusion, I feel that I have a right to claim that I have 

 been honest in my intentions, and that I have endeavored, and 

 I hope succeeded, in giving to the world a true and impartial 

 history of the horse. I feel that the writing and publishing of 

 this book has been the one great effort of my life, and that the 

 book itself will be a lasting monument to my memory and will 

 do far more towards perpetuating the same than any granite 

 or marble monument could possibly do. I have confidence 

 enough in the work to believe it will become the leading and 

 standard work on the horse in America and the world. 



If my teachings shall have the effect of ameliorating the 

 abuse of this noble animal during his short life as the faithful 

 servant of man, I shall feel that I have accomplished a mission, 

 perhaps the mission of my life. 



While steam and electricity are fast usurping the horse, 

 there are yet, and ever will be, many, very many, things, busi- 

 ness-wise and pleasure-wise, wherein his place will never be 

 filled, and the breeding of horses in the future, as in the past, 

 will ever be a legitimate, permanent, and, when properly and 

 scientifically conducted, profitable business. Steam travel has 

 usurped stage travel, and electricity will soon usurp steam, but 

 the horse has come to stay. 



