266 PRACTICAL SHOEING 



In cases of forging or clacking, very common 

 in young horses, and largely due to carelessness 

 and often from weakness, a horse ought to be 

 shod with a concave shoe and clips on the side, 

 and shoe short in front, and leave the horn over 

 the shoes in the hind shoes. 



Then we have frog-pads to keep the jar off a 

 a horse's foot, thus preventing navicular disease. 



To insure good shoeing, by all means select 

 a smith or his under-smithy that has a good 

 temper, as instances are not unknown of a 

 hammer coming intentionally into contact with 

 a restless horse's back when the man's patience 

 has been worn out through the horse lashing out 

 or causing unusual trouble during the process of 

 being shod. For this reason, and for many 

 others, it is well worth an owner's while to 

 periodically visit the shoeing forge he patronises, 

 and to personally see that the horses receive fair 

 treatment, and satisfy himself that the smith who 

 works for him is thoroughly master of his trade 

 and is steady. 



