268 TRAINING THE TROTTING HORSE. 



CHAPTEE XXIY. 



STOPPING THE FEET CARING FOR THE LEGS THE SOAK- 

 ING TUB INJURIES RESULTING FROM HOT - SOAKING 



THE COMPOSITION OF THE HOOF SHOEING THE 



ELEMENTS OF THE EXTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE FOOT 



THE WALL, THE SOLE, THE FROG AND THE BARS 



THEIR FUNCTIONS THE WALL THE BEARING PART 



THE ANGLE OF THE FOOT AND PASTERN EFFECTS OF 



HIGH AND LOW HEELS LEVEL AND BEARING TO BE 



PRESERVED STICK TO NATURE THE SHOE TRIM- 

 MING AND NAILING EXPERIENCE WITH TIPS. 



When we put our horse away after work, in the last 

 chapter, we had done everything but attend to his feet. 

 They should be carefully cleaned and washed out, and 

 stopped up with clay. The use of such filth as cow- 

 manure, etc., is not only disgusting, but it breeds dis- 

 eases of the foot, such as thrush and canker. We 

 avoid, in all cases, the use of oils on the hoof. The 

 cooling, cleansing, and moistening effect of washing is 

 all that is necessary to keep a healthy hoof in good 

 condition. Oil will spoil any hoof, make it brittle, and 

 generally demoralize its texture. 



This brings us to a consideration of the care of the 

 feet and legs, involving some remarks on the subject 

 of shoeing. It is the custom in almost all books on the 

 horse to include long technical and theoretical disserta- 

 tions on the foot and how it should be shod. I have 



