Excerpt from The Modern Farrier, or the Art of Preserving the Health and Curing the Diseases of Horses, Dogs, Oxen, Cows, Sheep, and Swine: Comprehending a Great Variety of Original and Approved Recipes, Instructions in Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, and Fishing, and a Summary of the Game Laws; With an Enlivening Selection of the Most Interesting Sporting Anecdotes

The following practical Treatise on the proper Management of Horses, Dogs, Sheep, Cattle, and Swine, is the Result of several Years' Study and Experience; and should it contribute to save you from the mischievous Pretensions of Quacks, and the fatal Interference of ignorant Farriers, Grooms, Hunts men, Herdsmen, and Cattle-doctors, the Design will be fully accomplished.

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