nailing on the shoe. It is therefore important, in 

 fact necessary, that every Owner and Breeder should 

 fully understand Farriery, and this work is published 

 for the sole purpose of imparting such information; 

 hence the title, '^Every Man His Own Farrier." 



By far the most important matters in connection 

 with the proper preparation and shoeing of the feet, as 

 explained in these pages, will be such as apply more 

 particularly to light harness and carriage horses. Quite 

 a deal of attention will be given to the '^Balancing of 

 the Trotter, Pacer and Runner" for speed pur- 

 poses. The extra attention is not given to the 

 class of horses mentioned to the detriment of the 

 comfort of those that "work for a living" as it 

 were, for they will receive proper consideration 

 herein, but because the more rapid action of 

 the former make them more amenable to the 

 many forms of lamenesses that afflict too large a per- 

 centage of our horses— afflictions almost invariably 

 traceable to their unbalanced and improperly shod 

 feet. One point it seems important to make emphasis 

 of right here is: Never undertake to obtain what is 

 called a ''seating'' for the shoe on the foot, by applying 

 it hot. The shoe should never be applied to the foot of the 

 animal lohen too hot for the smith to hold in his hand. 



Something^ that Mr. Robert Bonner Says. 



In a paper read at the dinner of the New York 

 Farmers recently by Mr. Robert Bonner, that gentle- 

 man says: "I have been often asked why is it 

 trainers and blacksmiths know so little about shoe- 

 ing? * * Because they know nothing, generally 

 speaking, of the anatomy of the foot and have no dis- 

 position to give the requisite time to acquiring a 

 knowledge of it. Besides they are too old to learn. 

 It is to the rising generation that we must look for 

 improvement in this line. In my experience I have 

 found that while old trainers and blacksmiths may 

 appreciate two or three new points about the horse's 

 foot, you will make them, with a very few exceptions, 

 angry with you and disgusted with themselves by 

 giving them too many valuable points— points which 



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