380 NOT LYING DOWN OVERREACH PAWING. 



the cutting foot a shoe of even thickness from heel to toe, not pro 

 jectins: ID the shghtest degree be5^ond the crust, and the crust it 

 self" being rasped a little at the quarters. The shoe should be fas- 

 tened as usual, on the outside, but with only one nail on the in 

 side, and that almost close to the toe. The principle on which 

 this shoe acts, has been explained at page 350 



N^OT LYING DOWN. 



It not uncommonly happens that a horse will seldom or never 

 lie down in the stable. He sometimes continues in apparent 

 good health, and feeds and works well ; but generally his legs 

 swell, or he becomes fatigued sooner than another horse. If it 

 is impossible to let him loose in the saddle, or to put him into a 

 spare box, we know not what is to be done. No means, gentle or 

 cruel, will force him to lie down. The secret is that he is tied 

 up, and either has never dared to lie down through fear of the 

 confinement of the halter, or he has been cast in the night and 

 severely injured. If he can be suffered to range the stable, or 

 have a comfortable box in which he may be loose, he will usually 

 lie down the first night. Some few horses, however, will lie 

 down in the stable, and not in a loose box. A fresh, well made 

 bed, will generally tempt the tired horse to refresh himself with 

 sleep.* 



OVERREACH. 



This unpleasant noise, known also by the term "clicking," 

 arises from the toe of the hind-foot knocking against the shoe of 

 the fore-foot. The consequences of it, and the treatment of the 

 wounds resulting from it, have been sufficently given on page 320 



If the animal is young, the action of the horse may be materi- 

 ally improved ; otherwise nothing can be done, except to keep the 

 toe of the hind foot as short and as round as it can safely be, and 

 to bevel off and round the toe of the shoe, like that which has 

 been worn off by a stumbling horse, and perhaps, to lower the 

 heel of the fore-foot a little. 



PAWING. 



Some hot and irritable horses are restless even in the stable, 

 and paw frequently and violently. Their litter is destroyed, the 



* Note by Mr. Spooner. — It should not be forgotten that the basis of sup- 

 port afforded by the four extremities is so considerable in the horse, that he 

 is able to sleep in a standing position, and we have known some horses pre- 

 serve their health, strength, and condition, although they have never been 

 Known to lie down. At the same time, it must be confessed that an anima! 

 that will quietly lie down and take his rest, generally preserves his condi 

 tion, and is better fitted for exertion. 



