44 THE horse's rescue. 



Well, what about this one? She is stiff. It hurts 

 her to go down hill, and she falls down once in a 

 while, and it hurts her to go up hill. And when she 

 first starts off she straddles out behind. Warm her 

 up, then she goes better, but it hurts her when she gets 

 up in the morning. She is awful sore then. 



" Tom Jones sent me here ; he said vour were a 

 good shoer. Some think she is strained across the 

 loins." 



"Well, it does have that appearance.'' 



Of course I am at work at them all of the time. I 

 left one of that kind in this book. I shall go and see 

 him one of these days. Let us shoe this one we 

 looked over first. 



" I want long corks on them ; I am going to hauling 

 wood, and I want a good big cork on, so they will last. 

 Those corks that Bloom put on are all off now\" 



"All right." This lame foot is about one inch 

 longer than its mate. What is this? the hair is all off 

 on the back side of his leg." 



"Well, I blistered his cords; they are sore." 



"I see they are. Did it help him any?" 



"No." • • 



"Have you tried anything more?' 



" Yes, I put on whisky, skunks' grease, and angle- 

 worm oil." 



"No good? Why, you have been at work in the 

 wrong place. That is the effect. The hind feetare in the 

 same condition, only worse. The nails stick out and 

 cut like a knife, and it affects across the loins and the 

 kidnevs. This is a flat foot, however. The sole is 

 down ; the foot is spread out over the shoe." 



