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volumes — one on the anatomy of the foot, with coloured plates, and one 

 on the principles of shoeing. About the same time a sporting gentleman, 

 Strickland Freeman, issued a book on horse-shoeing. It is difficult to 

 say whether his or Coleman's illustrations were the more artistic and 

 correct. Both were excellent, but it must be confessed that the principles 



Fig. 62-3. — Divers Shapes of Shoes 



A, A shoe for a perfect horse. B, Hinder shoe for same, c, For a Hat-foot or poniised horse. D, For 

 a false quarter, shoe with the inside turned outward to show the shoulderings. E, Fore-shoe for interfering*„ 

 F, Hind-slioe for interfering. G, Lunet for weak heels. H, The planch for weak heels. I, A shoe with a 

 vice. J, A joint shoe to widen and straighten at pleasure. K, A shoe with a welt or border. L, A shoe 

 with rings to make a horse lift his feet. 



of farriery laid down by Freeman were better than tho.se of his scientific 

 rival. 



Between 1800 and 1830 the subject of horse-shoeing found many 

 exponents. Bracy Clark, Goodwin, Moorcroft, and Cherry kept up a 

 continuous discussion, which doubtless did much to improve the art, 

 but which introduced some very unfortunate theories, followed by evil 

 practice.s. Flat shoes and "seated" shoes were oifered as panaceas for 

 all kinds of feet. Narrow shoes were pitted against wide .shoes, short 

 against long. Frog pressure and short shoes were tried and discarded. 

 Soles were pared thin, and frogs trimmed to favour elasticity. Shoes 



