"The subject of saddles and sore backs [of horses] is such an important one that I have considered the lectures delivered by me on the subject, in this school, might be of more permanent value if printed.
"Every officer, non-commissioned officer and man, should be instructed in saddle-fitting, to recognise the various causes of injury, and how to remedy them.
"I have divided my subject under four heads:-
"The Anatomy and Physiology of the Back.
"The Saddle
"Fitting the Saddle
"Sore Backs, how they are caused, prevented and remedied." (Introduction).
Through at least World War I horses were so strategic for the British Army that the author, Sir Frederick Smith, reached the rank of Major General as head of the veterinary corps.
Digital facsimile the 1897 edition from the Internet Archive at this link.