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and two in the application of the shoe to the foot — principles which 

 in our opinion ought to be enforced by Act of Parliament. These 

 Cardinal Essentials we may state as follows : 



(i) The Shoe should be seated as shown at Plate V., and in 

 the manner explained at Page 17. 



(2) The Toe of the foot and the Toe of the shoe should be 



curved in a manner to fit each other exactly in the 

 way shown and explained at Plate I., and as explained 

 at Pages 20, 21, 22, and 23. 



(3) The Frog of the foot should not, when healthy, be 



pared ; and only the exfoliating parts of the Sole, 

 as explained at Section IV,, Pages 15, 16, and 17. 



(4) The Wall of the foot should not be rasped. 



Such are what we designate the Cardinal Essentials of the 

 farrier's art ; and all who own horses^ or are in any way interested 

 in their comfort and welfare, will do well to study the nature of 

 these essentials as explained in the present treatise, and thus obtain a 

 full knowledge of their importance in their application to the well- 

 being of the foot. 



