64 ON SHOEING. 



The discharge may be stopped by astringent 

 applications; but no permanent cure can be ob- 

 tained without such a method of shoeing as 

 will bring the frog into contact with thevground, 

 and thus, by pressure, increase its surface and 

 harden its substance. 



Oil of turpentine, or blue vitriol dissolv- 

 ed in vinegar, may be applied daily to the 

 part. 



The heels of the hoof to be pared as low as 

 possible, and the heels of the shoe to be made 

 very thin. 



Colts at grass are sometimes subject to dis- 

 eased frogs; but this occurs only in cases where 

 the walls of the hoof are exceedingly strong, 

 thereby preventing the heels from being suf- 

 ficiently worn down so as to bring the frog into 

 contact with the earth. Soft and wet pastures 

 also contribute to the same bad tendency. 



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