458 HORSE-SHOEING 



that strikes is not the extreme point of the toe, but the edge on either 

 side of the toe. Young horses out of condition, and long - stepping, 

 careless goers, are usually the animals that "forge". To prevent it the 

 front shoe is made concave on the ground surface, and the calkins may 

 be removed from the hind shoes. Quite as important as alteration of 

 the shoe is alteration of the horse's gait. He should not be driven 

 "past his pace", and he should be made to go up to his bit. Patience, 

 condition, and coachmanship are as necessary to stop "clacking" as a 

 good farrier. 



