•86 THE HORSE EDUCATOR. 



carry out in the shape of the shoe, that of the 

 foot as nearly as possible, third ; to fit and fasten 

 the shoe to the foot so as to least to interfere 

 with its health, growth and elasticity. 



The preperation of the foot requires the 

 cutting away of about the i^roportion of horn 

 which, coming in contact with the ground, would 

 have worn off, or which has accumulated since 

 being last shod, if the shoes have been on a 

 month, the proportion of horn that was secreted 

 in that time is to be remoyed, if two months, then 

 theproj^ortion of two months growth; no definite 

 rule can be given, the judgment must be governed 

 by the circumstances of the case, the stronger and 

 more rapid the growth of the foot, the more must 

 be cut away, and the weaker and less horn 

 produced, the less to the extremety of simply 

 leveling the crust a little the better to conform 

 to the shoe, there is generally a far more rapid 

 growth of horn at the toe than at the heels or 

 quarters ; more will be requii-ed to be taken off 



