CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Horseshoeing on ( improved principles ' Hot-fitting ' Clips ' and 

 their origin Groove cutting in the hoof Natural thatch of 

 the coronet Natural varnish of the hoof Abuse of the rasp 

 Blacking hoofs Effect of grease on the hoof Stopping ' 



hoofs The ' bottle of oils ' Its effect on the hoof Drugs in 



stables Horses poisoned Thirty thus lost by one owner 

 Anti-drug Association The rashness of ignorance . . .86 



CHAPTER -VII. 



The shoe Artificial roads and arti6cial protection Variety in 

 roads Straw shoes of Japan Raw hide or ' parfleche ' shoes 

 of North American Indians Shoe nails Their ordinary size 

 and number employed Diminishing thickness of wall An 

 old Scotch law The ' unilateral' system A hoof prepared on 

 the ' improved system ' A mangled hoof restored by Nature 

 The dangers of shoe nails Cut nails and forged nails A 

 remarkable accident Effect of a heavy shoe on the horse 

 ' Marden ' and the dead heat Effect of a heavy shoe on the 

 muscles Lancashire clogs and French sabots Cetewayo and 

 followers in England The ' lurry ' horses and their shoes 

 Lieut. Douglas's calculations Loosened hoofs . . .101 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The calk, or calkin Horses on pattens Two strange accidents 

 Calks in America Supposed uses of the calk Mr. Bowditch's 

 testimony Weight thrown on the edge of the coffin bone 

 High-heeled boots and their effects The battle of the shoes 

 Recognition of defects in shoeing The Goodenough shoe and 

 its object Jointed shoes The Clark jointed shoe The screw 

 shoe Expansion and contraction The effect of the screw on 

 the hoof Tips, and how to fasten them The Charlier, or 

 ' pre-plantar ' shoe How to apply it Usually too large and 

 in danger of breaking and twisting Best length and weight 

 for a Charlier shoe Man versus Nature A series of happy 

 thoughts Their results upon each portion of the hoof . . 116 



CHAPTER IX. 



The shoe useful in proportion to its lightness Therefore, the best 

 shoe seems to be none at all Capability of the human foot 

 Value of an army dependent on its marching power Lord 



