oO ON SHOEING. 



Acorn is generally produced by a partial 

 pressure oi" the shoe, iro'iii its sitting too hol- 

 low, or by the shoe being too short, and in- 

 denting itself into the heel. 



The blood being forced into thd horny 

 fibres of the hoof, gives it sometimes a red, and 

 sometimes a black appearance. 



The concomitant inflammation is fre- 

 quently so great, as to cause internal suppu- 

 ration of the laminated surface of the hoof, 

 even up to tlie coronet. In this case the corn 

 should be properly laid open with a drawing 

 knife, to procure a i'rce egress for the matter 

 downwards, and a bar shoe should be applied, 

 in order to remove the pressure from the heel 

 unto the frog. As soon as the injured part is 

 healed, the best and most radical mode of cure 

 will be to harden its surface by an equal pres- 

 sure, which will be best effected bv the horse's 



rcmaming some weeks without shoes. 



DISEASED 



