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require physicing, otherwise it is recommended 

 to have professional advice before administering 

 a physic. Horses should be prepared for physic, 

 i.e. on soft food forty-eight hours before a 

 dose. 



OVERREACH 



Overreaches occur when jumping or galloping, 

 and are caused by the hind-shoes striking into 

 the fore-limbs. Concave hind-shoes with the 

 inner edge of the ground surface rounded off 

 are the least likely to give a serious overreach. 

 Overreach boots may be necessary for some 

 horses. An overreach into the back tendon is 

 generally caused by landing in boggy ground 

 and the horse being unable to get his fore-limbs 

 out of the way before the hind-limbs come 

 down. (See Wounds.) 



SHOES 



Fullered shoes give a horse a better grip on the 

 ground ; calkins on the hind-shoes also assist 

 horses jumping. Concave fullered shoes should 

 be used for hunters. The inner edge of the 

 hind-shoes should be rounded off and the toe 

 set well back to prevent overreaching. It is 

 sometimes necessary to have frost nails put in 



