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smooth, and His liind feet keep their points, 

 are nicely oval — we may say spoon-shaped, 

 — his front feet are slightly worn at the 

 toes — rounded a little, just as an iron 

 shoe wears at this point. The farriers 

 and veterinarians who have seen him, and 

 known how much and how long I have 

 used him without shoes, consider the re- 

 sult as very wonderful. 



It is hardly necessary to recount the 

 advantages of this method. Besides the 

 expense and trouble of sending a horse to 

 the shop to have him shod, at least a dozen 

 times a year, he, of course, never ''cuts" 

 himself — he is in no danger of "calking" 

 himself, an accident so common in winter 

 when sharp-shod ; he is not subject to 

 "capped elbow," he never "balls" in snow. 



