ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br > As is ever the case， the list of those who deserve my<br > thanks is far greater than the space allowed. There are<br > those， however， without whom Hen s Teeth would simply<br > not have made it to publication and this is their place.<br > t<br > My thanks first and foremost to Jane， the worlds mos<br > supportive agent; for unwavering faith， for unending<br > patience and for continual good advice. Thank you，<br > Jane.<br > Thanks also to the clinicians， lay staff and final year<br > students at the Cambridge Vet School for giving me the<br > space， time and encouragement to start and， similarly，<br >- to David and all at Frontier for the freedom to finish.<br > Chlo~ provided a writer s perspective and encourage-<br > ment， Dick kept me in touch with the things that matter<br > in the veterinary world and so kept me sane. Shirley，<br > the inspirational climber， introduced me to， amongst<br > other things， the joys of Welsh limestone and dragged<br > me out on to the rock when word.processor-cramp was<br > becoming permanent. Penny and Stat took me out with<br > the dogs and opened up the dawns again， Pat and Pat<br > made their farm a home and a model for the place 1<br > would most like to live. Caroline made magic with<br >