Il8 THE HORSE: ITS TAMING, 



keeping the shoe on too long. The foot in the mean- 

 time having been growing and the shoe not, the shoe 

 gets off the wall of the foot on to the horny sole, and 

 gradually imbeds itself in it, touches the sensitive 

 sole, causes a bruise, which is shown by the congested 

 blood, and produces lameness. The second cause is 

 too tight shoeing at the heels at first. 



Ctire. — Take the shoe off, cut down to the corn, 

 taking care not to wound the sensitive sole underneath. 

 Having done this, introduce a little butter of antimony 

 into the opening. The crust should be slightly cut 

 away, so as to remove the pressure from that part of 

 the foot on the shoe. 



Caulkings. — I think all light harness horses are 

 better without them, as they throw the foot out of its 

 natural position by bringing too much weight upon 

 the toe. Besides, if the caulkings are meant to pre- 

 vent slipping, they only do it for a very short time, as 

 they rapidly wear away and become smooth. A flat 

 shoe is best, so that the frog may perform its work to 

 some extent by coming in contact with the ground, 

 and preventing the horse from slipping. 



Make the shoe to fit the foot, instead of making 

 the foot to fit the shoe, as is generally done, so as to 

 get a set of neat looking feet, but almost useless to 

 the animal, as they are pinched up with tight heels, 

 and the walls weakened with the rasp. 



