98 PRECAUTIONS IN BUYING A HORSE. 



he is put, and upon the character of the ground 

 where he is to be used. This shows that a good 

 horse-smith will not allow himself to be guided 

 by one particular method, but by his own sound 

 judgment and by his knowledge of the correct 

 porportions and conditions of a hoof ; he ought to 

 be well acquainted with the forging and turning 

 of the shoe, impart a proper shape to the hoof 

 when cutting it, and apply and fasten the hoof 

 with correctness and discrimination. 



