The Shoeing of Hoi\ses. 



SECTION I. 



ON THE SHOEING OF THE HORSE, AND ON THE GENERAL 

 TREATMENT OF THE FOOT. 



' I ^HE art of shoeing the horse properly, and the subject of the 

 -*■ general treatment of his feet, are matters of great practical 

 value and interest to the public. " No foot no horse" is an old 

 adage ; and the more we see of horses, and experience the value 

 of their services, the more obvious becomes the truth of the above 

 proverb. Although the practice of horse-shoeing is of great anti- 

 quity, much ignorance still prevails as to the best mode of doing 

 it, so as to secure the greatest amount of comfort to the foot and 

 safety to the animal. No other department connected with the 

 management of horses is of more supreme importance to the 

 owner, in a pecuniary point of view, than the one in question. 

 Bad feeding, imperfect ventilation, and other matters of a like 

 character, may for a time be partially neglected with some degree 

 of impunity ; but if the animal be not properly shod, the feet are 

 speedily crippled, and the horse, as a natural consequence, is 

 rendered useless. 



