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hundreds of poft horfes conflantly running 

 the roads with bar shoes, that totally 

 preclude the pojjihility of the frogs touching 

 the ground, to fiipport fuch elafticity, they 

 might be convinced what little refped: fach 

 affertion muft be held in, under a demon- 

 ftration exceeding all contradiftion. Nor is 

 this retrofpedlive remark brought forward 

 upon any pther motive, than to juftify the 

 great confiftency and fafety of judicioufly 

 raifing the lieels of the fhpes, to defend frogs 

 that have been bruifed, or are naturally de» 

 fedlive, and heels that are flat and narrow ; as 

 well as to infure the fafety of the rider, and 

 prevent the flipping of horfes, which mufl: 

 oiherways become inevitabh xn rairy fcafons 

 upon chalky roads or hilly countries. 



Adverting once more to their promulga- 

 tion upon *' the inconfiitency of ever paring 

 the fole or frog,'" I mufl: avail myfelf of the 

 prefent opening to make one addition to my 

 former obfervatiops upon that part of the 

 fubjed:; recommending it to the attention 

 of every breeder, to make occafional infpec- 

 tj^ons of the feet even when yearlings^ and 

 in their progreflTive gradations, to prevent 



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