8 
IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS DURING 1897 
The Art of 
Horse=Shoeingf 
9 
A MANUAL KOR FARRIERS 
...BY... 
WILLIAM HUNTING, F.R.C.V.S., 
Editor of the Veterinary Record^ Ex-President of the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Member 
of the Com7nittee for National Regis¬ 
tration of Farriers. 
8 vO, cloth, nearly one hundred illustrations, $1,00 ^ 
Tliis book is written for tliree classes of readers—for 
horse owners who may interest themselves in the subject, 
for farriers who are open to conviction, and for veterinary 
stndents who have to be examined. The method pursued 
has been, to first describe the form and action of the 
foot; next, the preparation of the foot for shoeing; then the 
form of a shoe is treated of, and the details to be observed in 
making it. The selection of shoes for varieties of feet or for 
special kinds of work follows, andiafterwards the fitting and 
nailing-on are considered. Other chapters are devoted to 
‘‘roughing,” shoeing defective feet, accidents, the use of 
leathers and pads. 
Throughout an endeavor has been made to be as simple 
and clear as possible in expression, to lay down correct general 
principles and to point out the technical details which are 
essential to good shoeing. * * * * The illustrations will 
be of assistance in making clear the text.— Dr. Hunting, in the 
Preface, * 
