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middle of a run if their saddle-girths broke without 

 having the necessary materials in their pockets to 

 remedy the misfortune ? 



HOW TO ACT WHEN THE HORSE CASTS 



A SHOE. 



If the horse cast a shoe in the middle of a run, 

 which very often happens on crossing soft, marshy 

 ground, and occasionally in landing awkwardly at a 

 fence, the rider should discontinue following at once, 

 and turn the horse's head in the direction of the near- 

 est blacksmith's shop and get the shoe replaced 

 immediately. If possible, the horse should be ridden 

 on the grass at the side of the road, which will be less 

 likely to break the hoof than if he were indiscriminately 

 ridden along the road. 



EVILS OF FOLLOWING WITHOUT A SHOE. 



In some cases, where the ground is moderately 

 soft and good going, the rider may, under the exciting 

 influence of the run, be tempted to persevere under 

 the belief that he will do the horse no harm ; but in 

 nine cases out of ten it is safest and best not to risk 

 it, for we have frequently seen a good plucky horse 

 brought down through the ignorance and barbarity of 

 his rider in pushing him on minus a shoe. The 

 horse may go lame for months after, with his hoof all 

 ragged and broken, so much so, that the fixing of a 

 shoe upon it is utterly impossible, in consequence of 

 insufficient hoof being left to drive the nails through. 



