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coronet ; and its office is to keep the heels of the shoe closely 

 applied to the hoof, and to prevent them from sliding forward. 



In the application of the sandal, the foot is taken up with 

 one hand, and the shoe slipped upon it with the other. With 

 the same hand, the shoe is retained in its place, while the foot 

 is gradually let down to rest on the ground. As soon as this 

 is done, the straps are drawn as tight as possible, and buckled. 



Fig. 54, on the preceding page, represents an accurate delinea- 

 tion of the sandal, when properly fastened to the foot. 



TO MANAGE A FALLEN HORSE 



Horses occasionally fall from bad riding, or bad shoeing, or over- 

 reaching, or an awkward way of setting on the saddle. The head, 

 the neck, the knees, the back, or the legs will oilenest suffer. It 

 is often difficult to get the animal on his legs again, especially if 

 he is old, or exhausted, or injured by the fall. The principal ob- 

 ject is, to support the head, and to render it a fixed point from 

 which the muscles may act in supporting the body. 



If the horse is in harness, it is seldom that he can rise until he 

 is freed from the shafts and traces. The first thing is to secure 

 the head, and to keep it down, that he may not beat himself 

 against the ground. Next, the parts of the harness connected 

 with the carriage must be unbuckled — the carriage must then be 

 backed a little way, so that he may have room to rise. If neces- 

 sary, the traces must betaken ofi^; and after the horse gets up, he 

 must be steadied a little, until he collects himself. 



