A compendium of the veterinary art. Containing plain and concise rules for the treatment of all the disorders and accidents to which the horse is liable; with observations on grooming, feeding, exercise, and the construction of stables. Also, a brief description of the structure, economy, and diseases of the horse's foot, with the principles and practice of shoeing / [James White].

  • White, James, -1825
Date:
1829
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Credit: A compendium of the veterinary art. Containing plain and concise rules for the treatment of all the disorders and accidents to which the horse is liable; with observations on grooming, feeding, exercise, and the construction of stables. Also, a brief description of the structure, economy, and diseases of the horse's foot, with the principles and practice of shoeing / [James White]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ficial Frog, by the same author. About this time two octavo volumes were published, entitled, A Philosophical Treatise on Horses, by Mr. John Lawrence. The first volume merits particular notice: it contained a forcible appeal to the feel¬ ing of the public in support of the rights of horses, and ought to be read by all horse proprietors. The other contained much useful practical infor¬ mation ; but, as Mr. Lawrence was not a regular student of the veterinary profession, it of course contained some errors, and is valuable chiefly as a compilation. In the year 1801 Mr. Richard Law¬ rence published a quarto volume on some of the Diseases of the Horse, with some useful and accu¬ rate plates. This is a work of considerable merit, and has been since published in one octavo volume. Mr. Blaine’s work first appeared in 1802 or 1808, in two volumes octavo. It has since been pub¬ lished, however, in one octavo volume. It is the only regular system of veterinary medicine that has been attempted in this country ; and, notwith¬ standing the severe remark of Professor Girard and M. Jauze on it, I think the work much more valuable than that of the latter author, al¬ though his large quarto contains more than a hun¬ dred plates ; and of equal value to M. Girard’s works, not excepting his Traite du Pied. About this time appeared a book by Downing, and another
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