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their heels, but their legs are clean ajid bony i 

 the reason of which Is, that the subtile juices* 

 which cause breaking-out about tlie feet and 

 heels of other horses, and which should give 

 nourishment to the hoof and sensible foot, are 

 retarded by a defect in the arteries which 

 should convey them to the parts to which they 

 are naturally destined. It may also be observ- 

 ed, that when the pasterns are affected, the 

 hoofs begin to shrink and the heels to con- 

 tact from privation of moisture. 



