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round is well thought of as a means of correcting this 

 trouble. If a front shoe is struck by a hind foot of the 

 opposite side that is known as cross- firing. 



Interfering may be applied to brushing and speedy cut- 

 ting, the former is the wounding of the fetlock by the 

 inner quarter of a shoe or foot of the opposite leg; speedy 

 cutting is the wounding of the leg near the knee or hock 

 by its fellow on the opposite side. Horses that turn 

 their toes out are liable to interfere; knock-kneed horses 

 will also speedy cut. It is a very dangerous vice in sad- 

 dlers, bad enough in drivers. This disease needs the 

 expert shoer who will have to study his patient, drive 

 behind him and probably shoe a few times before en- 

 tirely curing him. If unshod, horses rarely brush. The 

 wall of the outside quarter of the foot struck may be 

 lowered, and the striking edge of the shoe eased off with 

 a file. A shoe heavier on its outside web than on its 

 inside half will often relieve the condition. The use of 

 some form of boot is recommended, wounds made will 

 need general antiseptic treatment, Friar's balsam is very 

 useful. Young horses often grow out of this trouble, as 

 soon as wearied the colt should be unhitched. Thomas 

 Cowhey, before the Master Shoers' Association, says: 

 "Interfering is due to lack of strength in the hind parts, 

 leg weariness and too heavy shoes. The remedy use as 

 light a shoe as possible, and if all else fails use strings of 

 interfering rubber beads as low on the fetlock as possible, 

 which must be removed as soon as the drive is over." 



Corns are usually due to improper shoeing, excessive 

 growth of the heels, or the pressure of a stone on the sole 

 which has been too much thinned, or a loose shoe; cutting 

 away of the bars lets the wall curl in on the seat of corns, 



