Notes on Stable Management.

NOTES ON
STABLE MANAGEMENT
IN INDIA AND THE COLONIES.

BY

Vety.-Capt. J. A. NUNN, F.R.C.V.S., C.I.E., D.S.O.,

ARMY VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
LATE PRINCIPAL LAHORE VETERINARY COLLEGE.

SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED,

WITH A GLOSSARY.

LONDON:
W. THACKER & CO., 2, CREED LANE.
CALCUTTA: THACKER, SPINK & CO.
1897.

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LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

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PREFACE.

The first edition of these notes, which was written in India, having beensold out in a much shorter space of time than I ever anticipated when Iwrote it, I am induced to offer this to the public. The scope of theoriginal pamphlet has been adhered to, and all that is aimed at is to givethe new arrival in the East some idea as to the management of his horses,especially those who are setting up a stable for the first time. The firstedition was written in India for Anglo-Indians, who are familiar withnative terms; but to this, being published in England, I have added aglossary of the more ordinary Hindustani words likely to be of use. Thespelling of these will be probably found fault with by the Orientalscholar; but I have endeavoured to bring it as near the sound as possible,as it is only intended for persons in absolute ignorance of thevernacular. There appearing to be a demand for the book in the colonies,at the suggestion of the publishers I have added a few[Pg vi] remarks onAustralia and South Africa. The entire work has been rewritten, and thematter contained is the result of my own personal observations duringeighteen years’ service in India and the colonies at both military andcivil duties.

JOSHUA A. NUNN.

London,
March, 1897.

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.

The following notes on Stable Management were originally delivered in alecture to the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Troopers of thePunjab Light Horse, and as they were considered by the members of thecorps to be useful, at their request I have put them on paper. There is noattempt at anything beyond the most elementary rudiments of horse-keepingin India, and all they are intended for is to give volunteers of mountedcorps, who have not previously owned horses, some slight idea as to whatshould be done for the care of their chargers, and not leave them entirelyin the hands of native syces and horse-keepers.

JOSHUA A. NUNN.

Lahore,
December, 1895.

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