AN EXPOSITION 



OF THE 



DUNBAR SYSTEM OF HORSESHOEING, 



AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE'S FOOT. 



As taught to the Farriers of the United States Army by 

 ALEXANDER DUNBAR, under the authority of the Joint 

 Resolution of Congress, and for which Dunbar received 

 twenty-Jive thousand dollars. Highly recommended to the 

 U. S. Army by Robert Bonner and George Wilkes. 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR FITTING AND DRIVING 

 THE SHOE. 



THE first thing to be done is to carefully 

 examine the horse's feet all around, to see that 

 they are of a natural shape, taking care to 

 abstain from any action that will tend to excite 

 the horse. 



The shoes should be removed one at a time, 

 and the nails carefully drawn after the clinches 

 are cut, one at a time ; anything like tearing off 



