92 TAMING HORSES. 



countries upon the coast, they will, even there, do 

 double the service of one of the hot-country horses, 

 in their own climate. I sjoeak from experience, 

 for I have tried both. They likewise possess ano- 

 ther good quality, which is that of being the most 

 sure-footed animals in the world, of the horse 

 kind ; not even excepting a mule. 



CAUTION TO BE OBSERVED, IN CUTTING 



OR PARING THE HOOFS OF YOUR HORSES 



IN THIS COUNTRY, WHERE HORSES 



GENERALLY GO UNSHOD. 



When you cut or pare the hoofs of your horses, 

 be careful to cut them so as not to let that soft 

 part, which is in the middle of the foot, commonly 

 called the frog, rise above the outside of the hoof; 

 for if you do, it will undoubtedly make the horse 

 limp. When it is too big, it must be cut off. No- 

 body will do it so efficaciously as a blacksmith, 

 and it is better to pay such a one some trifle than 

 to lame your horse. 



