80 THE HOESE EDUCATOE. 



A HOESE BAD TO SHOE. 



>HE habit of resistance to being shod or 

 ^ allowing the feet to be handled, Hke all 

 others to which horses are subject, is the result 

 of hastj and imprudent harshness. It would 

 seem fi'om the reckless disregard of consequences 

 so generally evinced in handling young horses, 

 as though man doubted his own reason, and 

 would not take counsel of the teachings of 

 prudence. If the feet had been handled gently 

 at fii'st (as I have dhected), and blacksmiths 

 had not vented so much of theh celations in the 

 way of pounding with the hammer for every 

 little movement of resistance in shoeing, this 



