THE HORSfi'S RESCUE. 4S 



flat It would not kill the horse, but it would be 

 out of harmonj, for nature has formed the foot^ 

 "When natural, the sole is arching and the frog intended 

 to rest on the ground; but these changes are con- 

 stantly going on in greater or less degrees. It does 

 not affect the horse's shoulders as bad to have the 

 sole go down below natural, that is, get rounding on 

 the bottom. It lets up on the back tendons. It never 

 would go down if the frog could rest on the ground. 

 When it rises it effect is terrible. Let us examine this 

 horse we are at work on. Now the frog is down on 

 the ground ; the sole is down or nearly so ; let us try 

 her and see how far back we can put her foot and have 

 it sit flat down on the heel and not hurt her. Seel 

 she can put it back from the point where her foot was 

 when we commenced on her, four feet and a half. 

 That's boss! It's cold, and it is three o'clock. Let us 

 eo to the house. This horse wants rest. So do I. 

 Give her good bed ; build a fire. There is no use go* 

 intr to bed, it's so late, and there will soon be a lot of 

 horses here to be shod ; and there will be no peace. 

 Sleep by the stove a little !• 



"Hello, Doan ; shoe these horses? " 



"Yes, I will be there as soon as I swallow a mouth- 

 ful." 



" This mare is lame forward. She interferes behind ; 

 she stumbles. She never interfered, and never was 

 lame until after that damned Bloom shod her." 



Let us look her over. 



"How long has she been shod." 



" It is not over six months, and the shoes are all 

 clattering now." 



