158 HORSE AND MAN. 



CHAPTEE X. 



Unshod horses now at work Dr. Llewellyn's horse on London roads 

 Thirteen thousand miles without shoes Always went lame when 

 shod His transfer to Mr. A. F. Astley Mr. Astley's horse ' Tommy ' 

 State of his hoofs when bought Process of training- Work done 

 by him unshod on hard roads Photographs of his hoofs Mr. Whit- 

 more Baker's mare ' Stella' Facts versus theory Photographs of 

 ' Stella '. and her hoofs Letters from Mr. Baker Work done by 

 ' Stella' barefooted Galloping over ice or loose stones Mr. Baker's 

 offer to enable other horses to work unshod His preparation for 

 hoofs and its possible value Influence of external conditions on the 

 hoof The condemned tramcar horse Result of removing the shoes 

 Five hundred and forty miles unshod Photograph of the hoof in 

 transitional state Mistaken benevolence. 



ARE there any living horses which can work without 

 shoes ? If so, how was this condition of hoof at- 

 tained ? How long is it likely to last, and on what 

 roads did the horse work ? 



As to the first question, I can produce the ex- 

 perience of many owners of shoeless horses, but 

 prefer to take one or two as examples, because I am 

 empowered to give their names. 



One is a very remarkable horse which was driven 

 unshod for several years by Dr. Llewellyn, of London, 

 and which afterwards passed into the possession of 



