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Conrad Mitchell

Known for a practical 19th-century guide to horse breeding and foaling, this writer focused on helping farmers and breeders handle difficult deliveries and care for mares and foals. The surviving record is sparse, but the work itself points to a hands-on, instructional approach.

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Complete Treatise on the mare and foal at the time of delivery, with illustrations.

Complete Treatise on the mare and foal at the time of delivery, with illustrations.

by Conrad Mitchell

About the author

Very little biographical information could be confirmed about this author from the sources reviewed. Conrad Mitchell is credited with Complete Treatise on the Mare and Foal at the Time of Delivery, with Illustrations, a work first published in 1869 and now preserved by Project Gutenberg.

The book is a detailed veterinary and farm manual centered on mares, foals, cattle, and the practical problems that can arise during birth and early care. Its tone and subject suggest an author writing from direct experience, with the goal of giving breeders and farmers clear, usable advice rather than theory.

Because reliable personal details were not readily available, it is safest to remember Conrad Mitchell through this surviving work: a specialized, useful contribution to 19th-century agricultural and animal-care writing.