THE horse's rescue. 2C1 



that, and the shoe nailed over all It requires some 

 patience and skill to nail this shoe on the foot and get 

 it all in good shape, and not prick the foot with nail?, 

 with only one-quarter of an inch shell to drive nails in, 

 and that all covered up out of sight with leather; and 

 yet this was done. I have bent over thousands of horses' 

 feet, fixing them in this way and many other ways, 

 until I almost see stars. After getting this shoe on 

 nicely there must be some tar warmed, not hot ; I do 

 not w^ant to spoil the new growth on this tender foot 

 by burning in any way. This damned burning busi 

 ness I am down on, on horses and on everything else. 

 That belongs back in the dark ages. I poured a little 

 tar in at the heel, pulled up the calf-skin around the 

 ankle, laid it in plaits, and sewed it. No tying to shut 

 off the circulation. It took me some time to fix this 

 foot. There are many things to look to working on 

 horses' feet. The foot was not contracted. 



This job suits me. The frog has a rest in the center 

 on the ground. I am ready to sail again. This treat- 

 ment on the foot where nails have been driven in the 

 foot by accident or any other way is good. I always 

 made a. success in this way. Care must be token of 

 the foot or it will contract. That will spoil the foot 

 and horse at the same time. I have seen lots of horses 

 spoiled in this way by not taking proper care of the 

 foot. If it should contract, spread it, and hold it out. 

 It is easy to do this. 



I sailed home ; no wreck on the way ; not a limp on 

 that booted foot, and I left it on until the boot wore 

 through. B}^ that tim^the foot had got quite hard. I 

 kept it protected for somye time. I am going to tell 



