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A. S. (Alexander Septimus) Alexander
1860–1935
A Scottish-born veterinarian and agricultural educator, this prolific writer turned deep practical experience with horses and livestock into clear, useful books for farmers, breeders, and animal owners. His work is especially remembered for bringing expert advice on horse breeding, care, and trade to a broad readership.
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Horse Secrets
by A. S. (Alexander Septimus) Alexander
About the author
Born in Glasgow in 1860, he trained in veterinary medicine at Andersonian College and graduated from the Glasgow Veterinary College in 1882. He later built his career in the United States, where he became known as a veterinarian, professor, and writer on agriculture and animal husbandry.
His books reflect long hands-on experience in horse breeding, veterinary science, teaching, and farm journalism. Horse Secrets, one of his best-known works, presents practical guidance on buying, breeding, feeding, and managing horses in a straightforward style aimed at working readers rather than specialists.
He also had a wider influence beyond books. Contemporary biographical notes credit him with helping shape early stallion service legislation and inspection rules in Wisconsin, showing how closely his writing was tied to real agricultural practice and reform. He died in 1935.