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pressure at tlie licels, as just stated, and the sen- 

 sible sole becoming therefore squeezed between 

 that and the bar, is bruised, and blood oozing 

 fi om it into the insensible sole, forms a red spot, 

 which is called a corn.'^ 



It may easily be imagined, that from the toe 

 beine lonoer than natural, the horse must be 

 liable to strike it against irregular ground, and 

 that, from the foot beino; narrower, he must stand 

 unfirm; and it is well known, that horses having 

 very long and narrow feet, are much disposed to 

 trip and stumble. 



From what has been before stated, as well as 

 from a general view of the whole subject, it ap- 

 pears that a shoe ought to possess the following 

 qualities. 



It ought to be so strong, as to wear a reason- 

 able time. 



It ought to give to the crust all the support it 

 can receive. 



It ought not to alter the natural shape of the 

 foot ; and 



It ought not to press at all on the sole, nor to 

 injure any of the natural functions of the foot. 



* Corns are likewise produced by the sole resting directly 

 upon the shoe. 



