128 HOW TO JUDGE A HORSE. 



is more tlian apt to get bad habits by being forced 

 into position to be shod and probably gets wounded 

 to his iujnry, if the blacksmith's stock of patience is 

 not very large. Shoeing shonld always be done as 

 the feet grow tender, and if quite young, shoe very 

 often. 



If a hnrse does not snhinil quivthj to he slioit in case he 

 is nervous, no good will cuiue of the blacksmith deal- 

 ing roughly with him, beating and otherwise mal- 

 treating him. 



Another simple and effective way to overcome the 

 difficulty without resorting to violence, may be found 

 in the following : 



Tie a light, but strong rope or strap on the lower 

 jaw, keeping the tongue above. Fasten a ring in the 

 tail, and another near the month, in the rope ; then 

 pass the rope through the ring in the tail and back 

 through the ring near the mouth. Then pass the 

 rope back of the horse and draw his head to one side, 

 while you shoe his feet on the other side. Eevers© 

 the rope to shoe the other side. 



In shoeing horses for coi'ns, care must be taken that 

 the corn be well cut out and a little butter of anti- 

 mony or muriatic acid, applied to the part aflfected. 

 The hoof from the corn backward must be cut away, 

 so that no part of the heel strikes the shoe, avoidiug^ 

 pressure, and relieving the part from unnecessary 



