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much as possible, in forming the shoes and in 

 shoeing horses. The shoes of the generahty 

 of draught horses sit aukwardly, and particu- 

 larly on the inside of the foot, and the hoofs 

 of such horses are generally flat and ill shaped. 

 This is owing to the great exertion required 

 in drawing their load : the great force with 

 which they place their feet to the ground, and 

 the weight they draw, forces the sensible foot 

 downwards, and flattens the sole ; the conse- 

 quence of which is, the crust of the foot 

 sinks inward after the sensible part, and has a 

 hollow appearance all round. The foot 

 lengthens considerably ; and the outward part 

 of the shoe, from the toe round to the heel, 

 receiving most of the pressure, is consequently 

 most worn •, the inside of the foot not having 

 much pressure, shrinks upwards, and the shoe 

 is obliged to follow it, M^hich causes the feet 

 of many horses, especially if they have been 

 used long in the draught, to be crooked up- 

 wards inside *, and this happens more particu- 

 larly to such as point their toes a little in- 

 wards ', and their work occasions most of them 

 to do so. It is useless to attempt a change of 

 them •, the only remedy is to fit the shoes to 

 the feet- 



