S64 fqUnder in the feet. 



Foundered Horses litit to have tlieir Peet pared down. 



ThoUth, whilst the blister is taking effect : the lit- 

 ter likewise should be taken from before him, lest 

 hdrabitofF. 



Whfen the new sole has attained a sufficient 

 !?trength, so as ti) enable the horse to bear his 

 own weight, he may be turned out into a straw- 

 yard ; or if it be in the spring of the }t2ar, on some 

 low gtoiirlds. 



Horses that have been foundered a long time, 

 generally have their feet pared down, and the 

 soles of their feet drawn thin, every time they 

 are shod> in order to cool the feet ; this may give 

 relief for a short time, but in the end will bring 

 on a permanent lameness ; the air, by its pene- 

 trating and drying effect on feet so reduced, 

 causes them very rapidly to contract or grow less, 

 and there is no method that can be used to any 

 advantage, in order to throw out the foot, except- 

 ing that used for narrow heels (see chap. XLIX. 

 p. 252), one half of the foot mtist be fired at 



