Excerpt from The Horse Book: A Practical Treatise on the American Horse Breeding Industry as Allied to the Farm

In the year 1885 Mr. J. H. Sanders, founder of The Breeder's Gazette, brought out a little volume entitled "Horse Breeding, " which for a period of nearly twenty-five years has stood as the standard authority on the subject to which it was devoted. It passed through many editions in this country, besides being translated and republished in Germany. The "whirligig of time, " however, has now rendered it desirable that the old work be supplanted by something more modem, hence the appearance of this volume at this time.

Since the death of Mr. Sanders Sr. in 1899 the heavy end of the editorial work in connection with the horse department of The Breeder's Gazette has been carried by Mr. James H. S. Johnstone, former editor of the Chicago "Horseman." In his capacity as Assistant Editor of The Gazette during the past eight years, he has had exceptional opportunities for perfecting his already broad practical knowledge of the horse. It was believed therefore, that no writer upon this topic in the United States at this date was better equipped to undertake this task.

It will be noted that in the preparation of this volume no effort has been made to deal with the horse as relates to the race course.

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