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due proportion pf the horse's weight. Use small nails, 

 and not over five of them. Never allow the points to 

 be driven high up in the wall of the hoof, nor a rasp 

 to be touched to the outer surface. For ordinary ser- 

 vice in the country during the summer months, use 

 only tips, which protect the toe, but leave the entire 

 ground-surface of the foot unprotected. In brief, feel 

 that He who made the horse's foot is wiser than you 

 are; and meddle with his perfect work as little as 

 possible. 



