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weight oQ the center of foot, with all this heat in her 

 feet, the foot dries very fast. When it starts on this 

 course the sole rises ; the heat increases the more the 

 foot contracts, and in a very short time the horse is 

 completely thrown ofi his base and balance and 

 equilibrium, and fastened there, and there he will stay 

 until the cause is removed. This is a large degree of 

 change, and rather sudden for the comfort of the horse 

 and his owner. I have seen hundreds of horses made 

 very stiff in driving twenty miles on hard roads with 

 a botched job on the end of the foot called the toe. 

 Do not get too wise. You may learn something. All 

 horses are in great danger of being served in this way, 

 and many times worse, by ironing their feet, all super- 

 intending and bossing this great science and none 

 knowing but very little or nothing about it. The 

 horse is the sufferer, and the owner suffers too. If he 

 does not suffer with pain he suffers loss in many ways. 

 He pays his money to have his horses spoiled. He 

 loses money in this way. It takes more feed to keep 

 a horse that is a constant sufferer night and day. 

 They cannot perform as much labor in any way, and 

 it shortens their lives. If you start on a journey it 

 will take you longer. You are liable to get ship- 

 wrecked at any time by not understanding this 

 science. If you change or trade while on the road, or 

 at home, this will not help you out. You will be 

 liable to get wrecked from the same cause in a short 

 time. I have helped thousands out of this trouble in 

 my life. For many reasons I know this is not under- 

 stood. The only way out of this trouble is to learn 

 these truths, every man for himself ; then you will 



