Bibliothèque mondiale du cheval

« It would be difficult by words only, or mere description, to convey any adequate notion of the Horses Hoof or its properties, or even by a simple inspection of the Hoof in the hand; by a model, however, of elastic materials, its proper divisions being first duly ascertained, we are enabled to do this, and to obtain clear and precise ideas of its construction and leading properties, and the uses of its several parts; it is only necessary, to accomplish this, to take to pieces the model a few times, and put it together again, when its structure will become clearly impressed on the mind, and teach us more than Newmarket or the Race-course could ever discover, and lead us also to consequences in the shoeing the horse of the very highest importance. […] » Présentation de l’éditeur (1820)

« Bracy Clark a donné un ensemble complet de ses œuvres à la bibliothèque du Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons de Londres à l’époque où il est devenu vice-président du Collège (1857). Son modèle en carton démontable du sabot, dont il est question dans le texte, a été modélisé en 3D en 2016. » Bibliothèque Mondiale du Cheval