Chapter Ten 

 CARE OF THE FEET AND TEETH 



Care of Feet. Young Colts. Corns. The Perfect Hoof. 

 Ring-Bone. After the Races. Thrush. Care of the Teeth. 



TWO of the important details in connection 

 with the management of a stock farm are 

 the care of the horse's feet and teeth. The 

 subject is so important in my estimation, that it 

 is worthy of a separate chapter. 



The old remark, " No foot, no horse," is a very 

 true one and applies to every horse on the farm. 



CARE OF FEET. 



The stallion should be shod every thirty days 

 in order to keep his feet level and the heels wide 

 enough to prevent contraction. 



The brood-mares should be gone over carefully 

 every April and their feet trimmed, leveled and 

 rounded up. This should be done again in August 

 and in December. 



The feet of the colts and horses in training 

 should be regularly cared for as necessity demands. 



YOUNG COLTS. 



If the feet of young colts are not properly 

 looked after it will be found that in ninety-eight 

 per cent of them the inside quarters of the front 

 feet are narrower than the outside ; and in ninety 



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