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« The Author desires to acknowledge with very warm thanks the valuable assistance which he has received from Y. Colonel J. Drummond-Lambert, C.B., Late Director-General Army Veterinary Department, in bringing this Edition up to date.
The principal changes in the present (5 th ) Edition are — In Chapter 1, on Ventilation, the Air-brick under manger is struck out; it is retained over the manger, page 7. The other means of ventilation remain as before. Par. 18b, Moss Litter. Chapter 24, Influenza : Some considerable change has been made in treatment. Chapter 29, Glanders and Farcy. Do. do. Chapter 50, Grease and Cracked Heel. Do. do. Par. 633, Side bones, not caused by calkins. Par. 876, Aging of Horses : When some teeth show more wear than others, the age is generally gauged by the younger looking- teeth. Par. 931, Dishing : A “dishing” horse usually stands with his Toes turned in. To counteract this, he should be shod, so that during progress he will carry them straight. To this end he should be shod with a shoe quarter of an inch wider than the Crust on the outer quarter; but the shoe on the inside should be made about quarter of an inch narrower than the Crust; and the Crust must be rasped down to fit the shoe. The Clip of the shoe must not be placed in the centre of the front, but about three-quarters of an inch towards the outer side. Par. 1021, Navicular disease, cause of.
With reference to Mr. Blunt’s very interesting letter in the Postscript : Indian experience, I believe, thoroughly supplements his experience. The Arab of the Desert, though thorough-bred on both sides, is not reproduced on either side of the Persian Gulf. The progeny grows 15 to 16 hands high, but loses all the best qualities of tho Arab. I had a hope that first-class Arabs brought to this country and kept on dry soil and fed on hard food might have blessed Mr. Blunt’s patriotic endeavour to produce the true Arab of greater stature. But it has not been so, and I am sorry for it. » Présentation de l’éditeur (1903)