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Chapter TV. 

 SHOEING AND THE FEET. 



Removing : 



Never let a horse go more than a month 

 without being either shod or having the shoes 

 removed. Many horses require their shoes 

 removed about every three weeks, otherwise 

 the hoof grows too long, and they are liable 

 to trip or get corns from the shoe being drawn 

 forward as the hoof lengthens, and the heels 

 turn in. 



Lost Shoes : 



"Replace a lost shoe as soon as possible ; 

 never delay until you get home if it can be 

 done in the field ; otherwise the foot may be 

 injured and the horse lamed for months. As 

 soon as you find you have lost a shoe, and the 

 farrier is not handy, dismount, and with your 

 hoof -pick and a stone either pull out or ham- 

 mer down the clenches, so that they may not 

 injure the opposite fetlock. In removing a 

 shoe care should be taken that all the clenches 

 are properly raised ; the nails can then be 



