138 HORSES. 



The toe-clips should be made to take well hold of 

 the ground and should be thinned down at the ends. 



If a horse should come home from a journey sore, 

 and with his feet perhaps worn to the quick and 

 bleeding, give him a week's rest before shoeing — • 

 turning him out when the grass is wet with dew, or 

 give him the run of a swampy piece of ground. 

 This will do his feet more good than any other treat- 

 ment, and then put on toe-clips. 



Since driving barefoot I have never had a " sand 

 crack," a broken or split hoof, " quarter-crack " or 

 anything of the kind and no trouble of the feet 

 whatever, except when worn down as explained. 

 Even the old horse, 24 years old, has feet as round 

 and sound as an unshod colt. 



Thanking you for this opportunity to aid in pro- 

 mulgating sound views about horseshoeing. 

 Truly yours, 



MASON C. WELD. 



New York, August, 1883. 



