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CHAPTER XI. 

 RECIPES AND INSTRUCTIONS. 



FOR TREATING DISEASES OP THE HORSE'S FEET AND 



LEGS. 



It seems suitable and convenient as to the general purpose 

 of this book that, after having dwelt somewhat largely upon a 

 review of the principal diseases and injuries which impair the 

 organic soundness of the horse's foot, and treating in detail the 

 efficacy of a safe and scientific mode of shoeing in counteracting 

 such evils, I should devote — in a limited way — a few recipes, 

 such as I have used myself with the most satisfactory results. 

 It is not my intention, however, to advise that the attendance 

 of a regular veterinarian be dispensed with when any serious 

 form of disease exists which calls for medical treatment beyond 

 the reach of the farrier's art. Neither do I desire to appear in 

 a false light with respect to the valid claims of professional vet- 

 erinary practice. At all times the mechanical work of shoeing 

 is combined more or less with the surgical treatment of the foot, 

 hence the farrier of to-dav must be more than a " blacksmith," 

 or a mere worker in iron ; and it is for his guidance that I am 

 now writing. Having placed before my readers the undoubted 

 utilities of shoeing for remedial purposes, I likewise submit the 

 following medicaments as useful applications for any of the 

 cases to which they especially refer. Success in the use of these 

 preparations, I may add, depends upon a right understanding of 

 the nature of the trouble in each instance, and then in the proper 

 application of the remedy. 



