$6 The Contpleat Horfeman : or y 



IftheHorfe have his Sole but a little raifed, or 

 that it be not as yetabfolutely round beneath, after 

 twice or thrice Shoeing it will be helped*, but the 

 more it is out of fhape, the more time it will take to 

 rectify it: It is to be obferved, that Flat-feet, at 

 leaft the molt part of them, have their Heels nar- 

 row near the Shoe, fo that the Smith's hollowing of 

 vaulting very much their Shoes, make them reft 

 upon the out-fides of the Heels, and by that means 

 make them become narrower : Now quite contrary 

 to this method, you mult fhoe your Horfes with 

 Panton-fhoes, fo that caufing their Heels to open, 

 you will contribute to the fhrinking in of the Sole 

 and under part of the Foot, as I have told you be- 

 fore, and cannot tell you it too often. 



But if your Horfe's Foot be extraordinary high 

 or round in the Sole, you mutt, without delay, bar 

 the Pattern- Veins, which will be the only means to 

 give a good fhape to thofe Hat kind of. Feet •, for 

 without this operation any other will have no great 

 effed ; becaufe the main defign is to put a flop to 

 that fuperfiuous nourifhment which goeth to the 

 Sole, and to force Nature to furnifh that nourifh- 

 ment to the upper part of the Foot, which the 

 ihoeing with Panton-fhoes will do, even without re- 

 trenching and cutting his Hoofs at the fides, if you 

 but only with the Cutting-Knife cut and retrench 

 his Toe, and that you keep his Sole ftrong without 

 almoft taking any thing from it •, fo that being fhod 

 with Shoes that are not vaulted, although they reft 

 a little upon the Soles, yet they will not caufe him 

 to halt much, even though they be Panton-fhoes : 

 Afterwards fit the Shoe, and providing it reft not 

 altogether upon the Sole, it is enough, feeing you 

 left the Sole exprefly for that purpofe ftrong enough, 

 and fatten the Shoe with very thin Nails. c When he 

 6 is fhod, you fhall fill his Feet with Tar fcalding 

 c hot, or with the Reftri&ive before-mentioned, 



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