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MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



liiiid foot to wedge in under it the hind foot comes 

 flying- under the fore foot, and the toe of the hind foot 



strikes the web of the toe on the front foot. This is 

 the reason no mark is seen on the front foot, while the 

 hind foot is badly worn off. 



INTERFERING 



Interfering is a bad fault in a horse. It is the effect 

 of a variety of causes. In interfering the horse brushes 

 the foot going forward against the other foot. Some 

 horses strike the knee, others above it, the shin or cor- 

 onet,' but in most cases the fetlock. 



Colts seldom interfere before they are shod, but 

 then they sometimes interfere because the shoes are 

 too heavy. This trouble disappears as soon as the 

 colt is accustomed to carrying the shoes. Weakness is 



