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and a slight admixture of blue vitriol. Under proper 

 care, the cracks will be washed clean and rubbed 

 dry the moment the horse gets to his resting place, 

 and the above application is used immediately after- 

 wards. 



All persons travelling on the road should carry 

 with them one of those shoes which are nailed upon 

 a leather-sole, and fastens on with buckles and straps, 

 in case of accident; such as in the event of the horse 

 oven'eaching, i. e. treading with his hind shoe upon 

 the fore one, and tearing it off; or lest a shoe should 

 come off from any other cause or circumstance, 

 which in remote districts, and where farriers are 

 scarce, may occasion much inconvenience and an- 

 noyance, as well as injury to the horse. It may 

 probably happen that you have to travel miles before 

 you reach a farrier's, and in the mean while, the 

 unfortunate hoof becomes so broken that a nail can- 

 not be driven into it, or so bruised as to need a 

 poultice, or else a day or two's rest. Whereas, by 

 being provided with one of the shoes above descri- 

 bed, it may be readily buckled on, and it enables the 

 traveller to proceed with comfort and safety, without 

 loss of time, anxiety or yexation. Where the hoof 

 is broken, there is only one remedy, that of getting 

 the horn to grow again as quickly as possible; and 

 the speediest method of effecting this object, is 

 always to keep the hoof wet. 



THE MOUTH. 



Much of the satisfaction which a horse is capable 

 of affording his master depends upon the way in 

 which the latter manages the mouth. As the lasting 

 qualities of the horse, as well as his temper, his ap- 

 petite and endurance, the safety of life and limb, 

 all depend, in great measure, upon judicious treat- 

 ment in this important respect, no apology is neces- 



