TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Chapter. 

 Chapter I, 



Chapter II. 

 Chapter III. 

 Chapter IV. 

 Chapter V. 

 Chapter VI. 



Chapter VII. 

 Chapter VIII. 

 Chapter IX. 

 Chapter X. 

 Chapter XI. 

 Chapter XII. 



Chapter XIII. 



Chapter XIV. 

 Chapter XV. 

 Chapter XVI. 

 Chapter XVII. 

 Chapter XVIII. 

 Chapter XIX. 

 Chapter XX. 

 Chapter XXI. 



Page. 



The Treatment of the Colt's 



Feet Before Shoeing^ 7 



The First Set of Shoes 12 



Sore Feet and Sour Dispositions 18 



Knee-hitting, Scalping, etc.... 28 



Pads, their Benefits and Abuses 34 



Thrush, its Cause and Treat- 

 ment 45 



Punctures 46 



Quarter and Toe Cracks 48 



Hoof Bound 51 



Hitting the Elbows 55 



Navicular Trouble 58 



Heavy Shoes and Pads in the 



Winter Season 60 



Neglected Teeth Make Knee 



Hitters and Cross Firers... 63 



Making the Shoes 65 



Extension Shoes 7t 



Outside or Half-Swedged Shoes "72 



Swedges or Dies 74 



Calks and Grabs 75 



Bar Shoes Behind 'J'J 



Aluminum Shoes 78 



The Last Word. 



