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ccived, the lapse of a day or two will exhibit 

 nn irritation in the part, even if the nail be 

 drawn at the instant the wound is given; and 

 the horse expresses his sufferings by kicking 

 violently, and holding up the affected foot ; 

 and so great is the ignorance of some men who 

 pretend to a knov/ledge of farriery, that it has 

 not unfrequently been known that they have 

 applied internal remedies for the consequences 

 of pricking. 



The temporary lameness caused by accidents 

 of this sort is not allj the wound becomes in- 

 durated, and will remain there during the 

 horse's life ; for the foot and hoof is naturally 

 so hard that there is no possibility for the cor- 

 rupt matter to make its way completely out ; 

 and if a horse frequently meets with this mis- 

 fortune, it will eventually give him tender and 

 bad {tet. In shoeing a horse, the old nail holes 

 ought to be avoided as much as possible, as the 

 nails will not take such firm hold ; and it is 

 injurious to the feet to have the shoes fastened 

 in the same place. The nails ought to be ra- 

 ther thin than square, as square nails burst the 

 hoof. 



In shoeing cavalry and saddle-horses the 



