460 HORSESHOEING. 



having been removed, the corn will disappear, or 

 grow down in the quarter, in which case the 

 farrier should fit a bor shoe, so as to throw the 

 weight off the diseased heel and partly on the 

 frog, the elastic surface of which will prevent 

 severe pressure. 



If a horse has a long foot, the pressure is more 

 on the corns, because his foot is in front of him, 

 and an over-proportion of his weight comes on 

 his heels. A horse with a long foot is like a man 

 with a thick sole to his boot and no heels, for 

 with his heels he strikes the ground first. 



E.very horse should have his feet well itnder 

 him, and not in front of him. This fact should 

 be taken into consideration when fitting the open 

 shoe. 



Inflammation should be reduced by placing a 

 swab over the coronet, and using a hot poultice of 

 linseed meal for the foot. 



The pressure having been removed from a corn 

 for a fortnight, it will be observed to have a light 

 color, representing the color of a new corn, and 



