35a "The Jrt of Farriery 



them approach nearer together. But as I have faid 

 before, ^i 'vult decipi, decipiatur. 

 Narrow- i can give no particular Diredions for the Cure 



Heel. of narrow-heePd Horfes, befides what I have faid 



under the Title of beaten and furbatcd Hoof?. And 

 altho' Mr. Gihfo7i has writ well upon Farriery, yet 

 I think he's out, where he dcfcribes an Operation 

 for the Purpofe, feeing little Good ever accrues 

 from it. 



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CHAP. XLVI. 

 Of Gra-'oel, Nails, Sec. in the Foot. 



NEED not defcribe the Gravel in the Roof, 

 any further than what I have done in the pre- 

 ceding Chapter, where I treated of Lamenefs, and 

 how a Perfon might gaefs whether a Horfe was 

 lame in the Foot or Shoulder. 

 The Cure. The/r/? Thing is to get out the Enemy as foon 

 as you can ; but if you have not very good Reafoii 

 to "believe your Horfe gravei'd, by pinching his 

 Sole moderately with a Pair of Pinchers, ( for any 

 Horfe will Hirink if he's hard wrung: } I fay if you 

 don't find fufficient Reafon to believe he is gravei'd, 

 do not fuffer the Smiith to rip and tear up the poor 

 Creature's Foot with his drawing Knife ; for by 

 fuch injudicious Praftice the Horfe often gravels, 

 tho' he was not before fuch Work, by making the 

 Sole fo thin thaftlie Gravel works itfelf thro' to 

 the Quick ; and really there is no Occafion to rip 

 up the Foot fo much, bc-caufe if you fqueeze him 

 only at every half Inch Diftance round the Hoof, 

 you will be fure to hit the Place, if there be Gra- 

 vel. But then again you are to giv€ Allowance 

 for a thin, and thick, and firm Sole ; for thin-foled 

 Horfes, ' or fuch as have tender Feet, will fnew 

 S}'lnptoms of the Gravel, upon this Tryalj aUho' 



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