C51 3 

 In the greater number of treatises which have 

 been written on Shoeing, it has been usual to 

 state what weight the shoes, for horses employed 

 in different kinds of work, should be ; but all 

 rules in this respect must obviously be very 

 general, as the respective weights necessarily de- 

 pend upon the size of the hoof, the nature of the 

 country where the horse is principally used. kc. 

 However, as there has been as great a disposition 

 to run into extremes on this as on every other 

 point, connected with the subject of shoeing, it 

 may be proper to observe, that the Author has 

 found it necessary to vary the weights for saddle 

 horses from eight to sixteen ounces, and for car- 

 riao-e horses from twelve to twenty ounces. 



Of Shoeing Horses which cut* 



To prevent a horse from striking the foot or 

 shoe against the opposite leg, by which it is 

 often bruised or wounded, is an important point; 

 inasmuch as this accident occurs very frequently, 

 and as it not only blemishes and disfigures the 

 leg, but also endangers the safety of the rider. 



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