60 THE horse's rescue. 



good, dry, soft bed. It is two o'clock in the morning. 

 Let "US have a little nap. 



"Where is Doan?" 



" He has net got up yet." 



" Tell him to come out ; I want to see him. I want 

 these horses shod all around. I am in a hurry. Don't 

 you get up until this time of day? You will sleep 

 your intellect all awav. I want them shod all around 

 now. I am sroinfr to drive them to Pennsylvania. I 

 want them sharp, long corks ; I don't want to sharpen 

 them again this winter." 



"All right." 



These horses have flat feet all around. In six 

 months that man came to the shop. 



" Doan, I want these shoes clinched, and some nails 

 put in. I guess the nail iron wasn't very good." 



The shoes were nearly buried inside of shell. 



"Mr. Knap, we cannot always get good nail iron. 

 It varies so that we cannot tell until we try it. How- 

 ever, I will fix them up." 



They came again to get shod, and settle up. It was 

 just nine months. The same shoes were on. The 

 hoof was spread out over the shoe with the weight of 

 the horse. It did not kill them. See that lever at 

 toe. I have seen hundreds of horses of that kind set- 

 tled down in front between top of coronet and point at 

 toe, the weight being in center of foot ; the frog has no 

 i-est, and is raised by corks from the ground. The foot 

 gets soft sometimes. Heel-nails always break first 

 from lever purchase. Tiie horse always, when draw- 

 ing raises on toe. When climbing heavy hills, the 

 sole settles down until it is below flat Then it is verv 



