1 1 6 'the Contfleat Horjeman : or, 



If neverthelefs it produce not that effedfc which 

 you might expeft, then cut the Sinew a little below 

 the Ars or Fore-Thigh Vein, as I fhewed you be- 

 fore ' 7 and if that makes his Legs fwell, as it fome- 

 times doth, be not furprized at it, but anoint him 

 with an Ointment made of Popvlion^ Honey, and 

 black Soap, of each an equal quantity, mixed very 

 well cold, with a fmall Glafs full of Brandy, and 

 continue to walk him every Day in your Hand ; 

 but you muft obferve never to cut that Sinew, until 

 you have firft taken his Heels very well down, and 

 then (hod him with Shoes which txcccd his Foot at 

 the Toe, as thofe do which are made ufe of for 

 Mules. 



CHAP. XXIX. 



How to (hoe Horfes which tread only upon the Toes 

 of their Hind-feet j as alfo thofe which trip or 

 fiumble* 



SOme Horfes tread upon the Toes of their Hind- 

 feet, without refting upon their Heels at all. 

 Young Horfes are not fo fubjeft to it as old, and in 

 Time it becomes incurable. You are therefore to 

 pra&ife upon them a part of the Cure for Horfes 

 who have their Patterns beuding forwards as if they 

 Ivere out of joint. People ordinarily begin with ta- 

 king down their Heels very much, and then give 

 them Shoes a little longer than the Foot at the Toe, 

 and anointing well the Sinew of the Hind^leg, the 

 Horfe in a {hort Time will recover: But you muft 

 continue to take down his Heels extraordinarily, 

 and keep his Toes very long. Alfo, if it be neceflary, 

 you muft make the Shoe exceed his Toe \ but the 

 fureft way is to make it exceed his Foot at the Toe 

 an Inch or two. 



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