The improved art of farriery and complet farmer's guide : containing the history of the horse and of the veterinary science ... a treatise on racers and hunters, to which is added one on dogs of every description ...

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Preface

Recurrence has occasionally been made to some of our old authors, as well as to the French system of Farriery, which remarks I trust will be found duly appropriate and interesting.

In that portion of the work relating to Neat Cattle, &c., every thing of recent introduction tending to their health and comfort has been carefully noticed, and according to their various merits recommended.

The Dog, that faithful companion of man,, has not been forgotten, and I trust many useful hints may be gathered from the treatise.

In conclusion, my most grateful thanks are due to General Gilbert for the kind interest he has displayed in promptly acceding to my request of Dedicating the work to a gentleman so highly esteemed and known in the Sporting world.

Nor can I forget to mention the obligation I am under to Mr. Raddall, for his kind perusal and subsequent suggestions respecting the work while going through the press.

W. H. ROSSER.

Plymouth, October, 1842.

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