PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION. 



In this new edition the old, approved features of previous edi- 

 tions are presented unchanged, and yet the book has been some- 

 what improved and its scope widened by the addition of new 

 material. For example, the individual pecuharities and the fit- 

 ting of shoes designed for the various kinds of hoofs have been 

 more clearly indicated, and the chapter on winter shoeing has 

 been enriched by a discussion of heel-calks that do not require 

 sharpening. Several illustrations have been dropped, yet an 

 equal number of new ones have been added, so that the aggre- 

 gate remains the same. 



The Author. 



Dresden, March, 1896. 



