88 The Grooms Guide 



Of course, the best of horses are liable 

 to stumble when o;oinor over uneven 

 ground, or through stepping on a sharp 

 stone, etc. 



Allowing the feet to get too long ; leg 

 weariness ; speedy-cutting ; diseases of 

 the feet, etc., are all causes operative In the 

 production of ' stumbling ' and falling. 



To remedy, try and remove the cause. 



Shying. 



Defective sight and nervousness are the 

 chief causes of this. Some horses are 

 very given to shying at certain objects 

 met with on the road, but when constantly 

 driven by the same person, the driver 

 knows when to be on the alert. A horse 

 that ' shies ' without any apparent reason — 

 at Imaginary objects — should have his 

 eyes examined by an expert Veterinarian. 



