98 THE HOESE EDUCATOR. 



di'aft, or wlien the roads are fi'ozen or covered 

 witli ice. 



TO PEETEXT IXTEEFEEDsG. 



EemoTe the portion of crust that hits the 

 ankle, and have the shoe set well under the foot. 



The hoof should be lowest on the outside to 

 turn the ankle, that the other hoof may pass 

 clear. The shoe shoidd be light and of narrow 

 web, with only two nail holes on the inside, and 

 those near the toe. 



OYEEEEACHING. 



Young horses are more subject to overreaching 

 than old ones. It very fi'equently disappears 

 as the speed of the animal is increased. At a 

 moderate gait the fi'ont feet do not always get 



