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Section V. 



ON THE SHOEING OE HOESES, AND ON THE 

 GENEEAL TEEATMENT OE THE EOOT. 



The art of properly shoeing the horse, and the subject of the 

 general treatment of his feet, are matters of considerable interest 

 to the public. " No Eoot, no Horse," is an old adage ; and the 

 more we see of horses, and experience the value of their services, 

 the more obvious becomes the truth of this proverb. 



Notwithstanding that the practice of horse-shoeing is of 

 great antiquity, much ignorance still prevails as to the best 

 mode of doing it, so as to secure the greatest amount of 

 comfort to the foot and safety to the animal. No other 

 department connected with the management of horses is of 

 more supreme importance to the owner in a pecuniary point of 

 view, than the one in question. Bad feeding, imperfect 

 ventilation, and other matters of like character, may for a time 

 be partially neglected with impunity ; but if the animal be not 

 properly shod, the feet are speedily crippled, and the horse, as a 

 natural consequence, is rendered useless. It is not my intention, 

 however, to enlarge upon this subject to any very considerable 

 extent; it having been already so ably treated upon by Mr. 

 Miles, of Hixfield 5 and as an additional recommendation, the 



