52 THE horse's rescue. 



was born in twenty-four weeks to four years old. That 

 would excel the creator.'' 



I will show the effect of long feet before 1 get 

 through this work. Let us go on with this examina- 

 tion of this horse. 



"This hoiS3 ever been bled in plait vein?" 



"Yes." 



"Help him?" 



"No." 



"Ever been nerved?" 



"Yes." 



"Help him?" 



"No." 



" What are these scabs on here?" 



"I had the wind puffs cut open to let the wind out." 



" They are sore yet ?" 



"Yes." 



"Let us try him and see if he can stand on one for 

 ward leg while we get the shoe off the other." 



It has High corks on the heel to raise it to take the 

 strain off cords now He can't stand down on heel. 

 It is lower with the shoe off. Well, we must work on 

 this foot until we get it fixed or we will have him 

 down. There will have to be some judgment used in 

 shortening the lever purchase on this horse with all 

 this contraction ; forward legs braced out at least one 

 and a half feet from point where the}' should be, and 

 his hind feet shoved for^-ard under his belly about the 

 same distance and from the same cause, and run over 

 at that; gambrels bowed out; toes in ; hind feet hud- 

 dled together. This horse weighs twelve hundred ; 

 weight two-thirds, thrown back on his hind legs. Now 



