470 HORSESHOEING. 



then toward the heel, driving them half-way, 

 and using the utmost care and skill ; the higher 

 the nails are driven the better. The shoe being 

 fitted so wide, their is no fear of pricking. 



The nails toward the heel should be driven by- 

 alternate taps on each side, because the foot 

 expands on each side on account of being pared 

 so thin on either side of the frog, the source of 

 the expansion. 



The heel nails should relieve the wincrs of the 

 coffin-bone, which suffer most while in a state of 

 contraction, and allow them to come back to 

 their proper position. 



Considerable soreness will result from this 

 mode of treatment, which can be remedied by 

 using thin poultices of linseed meal, applied as 

 hot as possible, to be renewed at least once every 

 two days for the period of two weeks. The foot 

 should also be thoroughly soaked in a bucket of 

 warm water for half an hour at each renewal of 

 the poultice ; this will remove all soreness, and 

 prevent the foot from shrinking when exposed 

 to the weather. The expansion treatment should 



