Author: anonymous [ Youatt, William (1776-1847)]
Title: The Horse; With a Treatise on Draught; and a Copious Index
Description: London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1831. 1st Edition, Later boards.. 23x15cm, vii,472 pp.. Textual illustrations. Later binder's blind boards. VG. ¶ Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" ["William Youatt was born in Exeter, the son of a surgeon. He was educated for the ministry, and in 1810 left Devonshire and moved to London. In 1812 or 1813 he joined a veterinary practice in London,apprenticing with the veterinarian, who was not a graduate of the Royal Veterinary College and therefore not registered. Because of this, when Youatt enrolled in the College at almost 40 years of age, he was summarily dismissed without a diploma. He remained a partner in this practice, where,after 12 years the business passed into his hands. In 1828 Youatt began to give private lectures and demonstrations to veterinary students, and later, he put his lectures into printed form and published them monthly in the Veterinarian, a professional journal. In 1830, Youatt began writing a series of handbooks on farm animals for the Library of Useful Knowledge, and continued to produce these for ten years. These works were the equivalent of modern-day textbooks, containing a wealth of information. Youatt became highly esteemed in his chosen profession and was perhaps the most influential veterinarian of his day. Of him, Charles Darwin said, "I have generally found Youatt an accurate man, & a very sagacious man, for I knew him personally." In 1838 the Royal Agricultural Society of England was founded, and Youatt was one of the original members, and the chairman of the veterinary committee. He is credited with many rational developments in veterinary medicine...." - The Border Collie Museum

Keywords: Horses, Horse Diseases, Animal Physiology, Veterinary Medicine, History of Science, Great Britain, , ,