was lamed; and from the weight of the body 

 likewise bearing too much on the back part of 

 the leg, strains were often caused in the hind 

 tendons, and in the fetlock joints, and especially 

 in such horses as were used for hunting or 

 racing. And again, that this kind of shoe also 

 required to be removed much oftener than the 

 common one, in order to prevent the ends of it 

 from being forced into the hoof, and to preserve 

 the even tread of the bottom part of the foot by 

 frequently cutting down the toe, without which, 

 the heels soon become too low and the toe too 

 long. On the whole, therefore, the disadvan- 

 tages of the short shoe so much overbalanced the 

 advantages, as to cause it to be abandoned for 

 general purposes. And although, at various 

 times since that period, attempts have been 

 made to bring this shoe into general use, they 

 have uniformly failed, from the effects just men- 

 tioned constantly resulting, so that the tip is 

 now seldom employed, except for feet under 

 circumstances of disease. 



Of the Tldn-keelcd Shoe. 



On the failure of the tip, as a shoe for general 

 use, it was insisted by some of those who had 



