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struck and cause the horse to stumble very often. Point 

 the shoe straig'ht foi'ward, therefore, and reicove the side 

 of the hoof all it will hear.— .B^ D. N. 



Curing a Turned Foot. 



I will give you my remed}^ for treating a hind foot that 

 is turned. I have never treated front feet. I take a new 

 shoe, fit it in the ordinary wa}^ and then take a piece of old 

 wag-on spring- about 1^ inches wide, and weld to the bottom 

 of the toe of the shoe, taking- care to cut it so long- that it 

 will come to the top of the hoof and bend almost like a 

 sleig-h runner, leaving- the calkin about 2 inches long-. I 

 then turn the animal out, as it would under no circum- 

 stances do to use him. Bathing- frequently with some of 

 the many liniments will be beneficial. The shoe should be 

 taken off every three or four weeks, or as often as neces- 

 sary, and the runner made sharper in the bend and the 

 calkins cut down gradually until the foot comes to the 

 I)roper shape. — By S. E. G. 



To Prevent Striking. 



To prevent a horse from striking- his front feet with the 

 hind ones, I put on the front feet, shoes that are very 

 heavy, but a little shorter than the common style. On the 

 liind feet I use xQvy light shoes, and, if they are calked, set 

 the calk pretty far back in the shoe.' I then set the shoes 

 so that the hoof will project a little in front of them. After 

 shoeing a horse in this way a few times, he may afterward 

 be shod like any other horse, and will travel right. — By C. 

 L. D. 



