358 RefeBions en fioeing HORSES. 



fhoes have upon us; that is, make them 

 heavy, unwieldy, and hobbling. 



The in- ^ ]QPg fj^Qg jg not only perfedly ule- 



enceTf ' lefs, put it IS even prejudicial ; for the 



long horfes heels coming to fink upon thofe 



ilioes. of the fhoes, the longer the lever, the 



greater will be the drag upon the clinches 



of the nails of the toe ; and thus horfes 



will be more apt to flrike them off on 



" many occafions, efpecially when they arc 



apt to over- reach. 



or wide The longer the flice is, and the more 

 flioesallo. j^ covers the fole, the more liable the 

 horfe would be to fall, trip, and hobble in 

 his walk : particularly if he goes on a 

 pavement -, becaufe the furface being 

 formed of round parts, and the fhoe 

 having a large uniform hard face, he can 

 fcarce have above two or three points of 

 fupport. 



Strong It is thought by fome, that flrong fhoe- 



ihoe-heels heels are an eafe to the weak heels, and 

 are very fetlocks of horfes *, as if the body of the 

 ''"^f^' ^t fhoe was flexible enough to yield to the ' 



the horle, ,,,,,, , Pi- • .1. 



and why. horle's heel ; and under this notion they 

 raife the flioe-heel, and leave a vacant 

 fpace between that and the horfe's heel ; 

 but the dirtd contrary happens, for it 



is 



