402 CHAPTEa 65. 



Progreiisiou is gained bv a semicircular uiovemeut of the fure-leg, aided 

 by impulse from behind. 



To assist the movement it is necessary that the toe should be shortened 

 and rounded off. The horse, wheu shod with straight shoes, has every 

 time he lifts his foot to overcome the resistance of the straight toe 

 against the ground by extra exertion of the flexor tendons. 



Simple rule to begin with. Turn up the toe of the new shoe, if the 

 horse has been shod with straight shoes, as much as the old shoe is worn 

 away at the toe ; and at each successive shoeing increase the turn up 

 until the wear is nearly level all over the shoe. 



CHAPTER G5. 



DISEASES OF THE FOOT. 



riates 17 to 57. 



U97. General sketch. 998. Of Horses v^hich stick their toes into the 

 (/round, and thereby stumble. 999. Brushing, Cutting, and Interfering. 

 1000. Speedy-crit. 1001. Clicking or Forging. 1002. Over-reach. 1003. 

 Leather. 1004. Stopping. 1005. Treads. 1006. Priching, Picking iip 

 a nail, and Punctures. 1007. Treatment. 1008. Puncttires of the Frog. 

 1009. Corns. 1010. Treatment. lOll. Qnittor. 1012. Hand-crack. 

 1013. False Quarter. 1014. Seedy Toe. 1015. Thrush. I0l6. Treat- 

 ment. 1017. Chronic Thrush. 1018. Neglected Thrushes. 1019. Canker. 

 1020. Treatment. 1021. Navicular disease. 1022. Causes. 1023. 

 Nature of the Disease. 1024. Symptoms. 1025. Treatment. 102r). 

 Neurotomy. 1027. Laminitis. 1028. Causes. 1029. Symptoms. 1030. 

 Treatment. lOSl. Results. 1032. Chronic Laminitis. 1033. Blistering 

 round the Coronet. 



997. General sketch. 



In this chaj)tor I propose to treat — -Ist, of horses Avhich, from pecu- 

 liarity of action, or from defective action, or from abnormal conformation 

 of the feet, require special shoes ; and 2nd, of the various diseases which 

 affect the feet. 



WH. Of Horses v)hich stick their toes in the ground, and thereby stumble. 



The owner will do well to have the toes of the fore-feet shortened l-y 

 lowering the anterior portion of the crust by the rasp from underneath 

 — not by rasping the crust in front. The new shoe should then be 

 turned up to correspond with the toe so shortened. It will be observed 



