CHAPTER VII. 



INTERFERING AND OVER-REACHING. 



It will be observed by a careful perusal of this chapter 

 that the methods of different slioers differ considerabl3^ 

 As in each ca^e recited, the shoer has presuniabl3^ met 

 with more or less success with the plan suiig-ested, it 

 seems the dut}^ of the editor to present the various meth- 

 ods described, and permit shoers to select such as seem 

 to fit the particular case they may have to treat. 



How to Shoe Interfering Horses. 



The subject of interfering- eng-rosses the attention of 

 horse-shoers and those who use horses, to a greater 

 extent than anyone unacquainted with the subject would 

 suppose. 



This defect in a valuable horse is of- serious moment to 

 those wiio value speed or require it in their business. 

 It is said by many that the real cause of interfering is 

 weakness in the limbs. There are cases where this cause 

 is probably the correct one, and many others where it 

 cannot be entertained at all. Interfering* is a g-reat mis- 

 fortune to a horse, and to be remedied, requires strict 

 observation and a practical understanding- of the move- 

 ments of horses' limbs. Horses that interfere front and 

 behind, and also forg-e, require from the smith the exer- 

 cise of considerable patience and judgment in the choice 



