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Progression is gained by a semicircular movement of the fore-leg, aided 

 by impulse from behind. 



To assist the movement it is necessary that the fcoe should be shortened 

 and rounded off. The horse, when shod with straight shoes, has every 

 time he lifts his foot to overcome the resistance of the straight toe 

 against the ground by extra exertion of the flexor tendons. 



Simple rule to begin with. Turn up the toe of the new shoe, if the 

 horse has been shod with straight shoes, as much as the old shoe is worn 

 away at the toe ; and at each successive shoeing increase the turn up 

 until the wear is nearly level all over the shoe. 



CHAPTER 65. 



DISEASES OP THE FOOT. 



Plates 47 to 57. 



997. General sketch. 998. Of Horses which stick their toes into the 

 ground, and thereby stumble. 999. Brushing, Catting, and Interfering. 

 1000. Speedy-cut. 1001. Clicking or Forging. 1002. Over-reach. 1003. 

 Leather. 1004. Stopping. 1005. Treads. 1006. Pricking, Picking up 

 a nail, and Punctures. 1007. Treatment. 1008. Punctures of the Frog. 

 1009. Corns. 1010. Treatment. 1011. Quittor. 1012. Sand-crack. 

 1013. False Quarter. 1014. Seedi/ Toe. 1015. Thrush. 1016. Treat- 

 ment. 1017. Chronic Thrush. 1018. Neglected Thrushes. 1019. Canker. 

 1020. Treatment. 1021. Navicular disease. 1022. Causes. 1023. 

 Nature of the Disease. 1024. Symptoms. 1025. Treatment. 1026. 

 Neurotomy. 1027. Laminitis. 1028. Causes. 1029. Symptoms. 1030. 

 Treatment. 1031. Results. 1032. Chronic Laminitis. 1033. blistering 

 round the Coronet. 



997. General sketch. 



In this chapter I propose to treat 1st, of horses which, from pecu- 

 liarity of action, or from defective action, or from abnormal conformation 

 of the feet, require special shoes ; and 2nd, of the various diseases which 

 affect the feet. 



998. Of Horses ivhich stick their toes in the ground, and thereby stumble. 



The owner will do well to have the toes of the fore-feet shortened by 

 lowering the anterior portion of the crust by the rasp from underneath 

 not by rasping the crust in front. The new shoe should then be 

 turned up to correspond with the toe so shortened. It will be observed 



