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him not, but leave a fpace at the Heel of the Fore- 

 feet, and a fpace between the Nails at the Toe. 

 When your Shoo is let on according to this Dire- 

 dion, you will find a gre-u deal of his Hoof left to 

 hecHt #at his Toe. When that is cut off, and his 

 Feet fmooth'd with a File , you will find him to 

 Hand (ofirm, and his Feet will be ^o flrong^ that he 

 will tread as boldly on Stones as on Garpet-gromd.^ 



By that time heis/JW, I prefume 'cwill be time 

 to water him. therefore rake him to the River, and 

 let him, after he has drank, fland fome time in the 

 Water^ which will clofe up the holes (according to 

 the opinion of fome Horfemen; which the driving 

 of the Nails made. Then have him gently home, 

 and having tyM him up to the Rack, mb fami all 

 over Brdy and Legs with dry Straw :: then flop hiy 

 Feet with Cow.dm<^^ fifthim a Quarter of a Peck of 

 clean o/^ Oats^ and give them to him ^ then litter 

 him, and leave him a iufficient Q^iantity of old Hay 

 to ierve him all ^ig}n^ and to leave him till the 

 next Mornivz- 



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