toeing-out foot. Now, there are no infallible rules 

 to govern these two faulty positions, but in more than 

 95 out of 100 cases they will be found to be caused by 

 the wrong proportion of the feet here laid down. 

 Either of the faulty positions referred to, are cause 

 of much annoyance to the animal, for they are pro- 

 ductive of increased friction with consequent fatigue, 

 therefore, lessened power to perform, at any gait, but 

 more particularly emphasized as the rapidity of the 

 gait increases; for it must be borne in mind that the 

 line of this faulty action is the same at all rates of 

 speed and does not change, as seems to be the very erro- 

 neous idea, because of the more rapid motion; proving 

 the well-known fact that motion may be quicker than 

 the eye, even at the rate of the speed-action of the 

 feet and limbs of a horse, and particularly so in such 

 a case, for the eye is confused by the action of two 

 pieces of machinery, as the two fore feet, working in 

 the same direction and so closely together. 



In the proper place will be described how to prepare 

 and shoe these two kinds of feet, to assist Nature in 

 her wise endeavors to correct the faulty growth and 

 establish once more true, smooth and comparatively 

 frictionless articulation. 



Contraction. 



"Contracted feet," are of course more frequent with 

 the fore than with the hind ones. Not necessary to 

 go into an exhaustive explanation why this is so; let the 

 fact remain and let the endeavor here be to correct 

 the evils of contraction. How opposite do the fore 

 and hind feet behave? The fore ones contract most 

 frequently on the inside, while the hind ones are 

 more likely to become contracted on the outside. 



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