LA FOSSE'S EVILS OF SHOEING. 477 



' 20. The reason why it is dangerous to pare the feet 

 of horses, is because when the sole is pared, and the horse 

 stands in a dry place, the horn becomes desiccated by the 

 air which enters it, and removes its moisture and its sup- 

 pleness, and often causes the animal to be lame. 



' 2 1 . A habit to be abolished is that in which the farrier, 

 to save trouble, burns the sole with a hot iron, so as to 

 pare it more easily. The result often is to heat the sen- 

 sitive sole and cripple the horse. 



* 22. It often happens that, to make the foot pleasant 

 to look at, the horn of the sole is removed to the quick, 

 and the flesh springs out from it ; this granulation is called 

 a cherry, and sometimes it makes the horse unserviceable 

 for a considerable period. 



'23. It is the pared foot which is most affected with 

 what is termed contracted or weak inside quarter, and 

 which also lames the horse. 



'24.- It also happens that one or both quarters con- 

 tract, and sometimes even the whole hoof; then, in con- 

 sequence of its smallness, all the internal parts are confined 

 in their movements ; this lames the horse, and is due to 

 paring. 



'25. There also occurs another accident: when the 

 quarter becomes contracted, the hoof splits in its lateral 

 aspect ; this accident is termed a sandcrack {seims,), and 

 the horse is lame. 



' 26. The fashion of paring the hoofs, and especially 

 the heels, within which are the bars, causes contraction, 

 and this renders the horse lame. 



' 27. It is an abuse to rasp the hoofs of horses ; this 

 alters the hoof and forms sandcracks. 



