Excerpt from The Complete Farrier and British Sportsman: Containing a Systematic Enquiry Into the Structure and Animal Economy of the Horse, the Causes, Symptoms, and Most Approved Methods of Prevention and Cure for All the Various Disease to Which He Is Liable In regard to the prescriptions which the author has recommended, his principal care has been to simplify them as much as possi ble, so as to avoid the consequences which must frequently take place when a numerous mixture of drugs is prescribed, namely, the counteraction of the properties of each other. Nor has he been less attentive to the quan tity, so as to prevent those fatal effects which often ensue from too large doses. In his endeavours to accomplish the fore going objects, the author has occasionally referred to such writers as have thrown any light on the subject; and he should regret losing the present opportunity _of paying a just tribute to the sterling merit of some of his cotemporaries, especially to Mr. Bracy Clarke, whose labours have been constantly and so successfully directed to the promotion and improvement of the veterinary art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.