The Gentleman's New Pocket Farrier, Comprising a General Description of the Noble and Useful Animal, the Horse: Together With the Quickest and ... Fatigue, or on a Journey; The Constr - Tapa dura

Excerpt from The Gentleman's New Pocket Farrier, Comprising a General Description of the Noble and Useful Animal, the Horse: Together With the Quickest and Simplest Mode of Fattening; Necessary Treat Ment While Undergoing Excessive Fatigue, or on a Journey; The Construction and Management of Stables; Different Marks for Ascertaining the Age of a Horse; Also, a Concise Account O

I'vhen the reader reflects that a large volume has been written on the anatomy of the horse's foot alone, he will easily conceive my confined, embarrassed, and cramped situation; having to treat of so many difl'er ent parts and subjects, within the scope of two hun dred pages. In doing of this, it will be impossible for me to give more than the skeleton or bare outline of the interesting theme, which I hope, at some future day, will be filled up and completed by some more fortunate genius.

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