3o6 HORSE-SHOES AND HORSE-SHOEING. 



and shape of the hoof. ' Je pense qu'ils etaient employes 

 comme fers pathologiques destines a garantir et a guerir 

 les pieds deja uses par une trop grande course, et aux- 

 quels il etait alors impossible d'adapter des fers a clous.' 

 This camp of Dalheim alone furnished twelve of these 

 slippers. 



An example of what we may term the second descrip- 

 tion was found in the Hill of Sacrifices, at Granges, in 

 Switzerland, where ordinary shoes had been excavated. 

 They were four in number, according to M. Troy on, 

 who asserted that they were found on the feet of a horse 

 or mule. They are thus noticed by veterinary surgeon 

 Bieler, though no mention is made as to whether he or 

 M. Troy on, or any other persons worthy of credit, were 

 present when the remains were exhumed. 'There was 

 found near Granges, Canton de Vaud, in the midst of 

 Roman ruins, the skeleton of a horse or mule, the four 

 feet of which were garnished with iron boots. These 

 articles, now in the museums of Avenches and Bel- Air, were 

 the solece ferrece spoken of by the ancients. They are 

 composed of a plate of iron destined to be applied under 

 the foot, round at the toe, and following the shape of the 

 hoof, but narrowing towards the middle of the quarters in 

 such a way as to allow a portion of the heels to rest on 

 the ground ; then they widen a little towards the posterior 

 part, which is provided with an appendage or branch, with 

 a hook raised at a right angle in the sole^ of the fore feet, 

 but less elevated in those of the hind. In front, at each 

 corner of the toe, a strong clip {/micron), about i~ inch 

 high, carries a buckle or hook at its summit. These 

 three buckles were quite sufficient to fix the solea in a 



