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seeing that a horse cuts, to shoe him, as it is termed, 

 *• thick-heeled*' on the inside, or to make his shoe 

 altogether thicker on the inside than the out. They 

 teU you that by this mode they turn or twist the 

 ankle further out of the way of the passing leg. They 

 do ; but they are not aware that if they do remove 

 the ankle of the standing leg — say an inch further 

 out of the way — they bring by this method the passing 

 leg three inches nearer the standing one. To show 

 the effect of this, let any one place a bit of wood an 

 inch thick under the inside of the tread of his shoe ; 

 if lie does this by the right foot, he will find his body 

 thrown out of equilibrium to the right. Let him in 

 this position attempt to pass his left leg by the other 

 — he will find it inclined to touch the standing leg ; 

 now let him remove the piece of wood, and place it 

 under his right foot on the outside of his tread — he 

 will find, though it may bring his ankle nearer the left 

 leg, that leg in passing wiU be some inches away 

 from it. His body is thrown out of equilibrium to 

 the left ; the left leg follows the body and, try as 



