Forging 1 09 



Various forms of pads — also shoes — are 

 sold as preventatives of ' slipping,' or ' slip- 

 ping ' and 'balling,' some of which are of 

 little use to prevent the former. 



Urquhart's and Sheather's pads are those 

 most generally used for such purposes. 



Forging (over-reach). 



This is clue to the horse striking the 

 inner edge of the shoe with the toe of the 

 hind foot, denoted by a clacking sound 

 whilst the animal is in motion. It is very 

 annoying. 



Some horses will do it after coming up 

 from grass, the noise ceasing after being 

 at work, in many instances. It is, how- 

 ever, sometimes rather troublesome to 

 rectify, especially if high behind and low 

 in the fore-hand. In shoeing have the 

 inner edge of the fore shoe rounded off, 



