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touches him in the quick; which is found out, by 

 lifting up the found Foot, and knocking gently upon 

 the top of the Clenches of the lame Foot, with a 

 Ihocing Hammer ; for he will fhrink when you 

 touch that Nail that pricks him. The ufual place 

 of pricking, is at the heel in the fore-foot, and at 

 the toe in the hinder- Foot. You muft pull off the 

 Shoe, prefling round the Foot with the Pincers, and 

 when you come to the place that is prick'd, he 

 will fhrink extreamly. When you draw out the 

 Kails, obferve if they are bow'd, for then they 

 have prefs'd the Vein ; or if there are any Flakes, 

 for thefe may either prefs the Vein or the Flefli ; 

 and if they remain in the Foot, the cure will never be 

 perform'd y or if the hole ifTues Blood or Matter, 

 for then you muft fearch it with your Renette, rea- 

 ching to the end of it, where the Nail was rivet- 

 ted on the Hoof; and if you find it does not reach 

 to the quick, try with a Nail pointed to that fide 

 of the hole where the Vein lies, whether the Horfe 

 complains. If he does, proceed to the Cure. If 

 upon fearching the hole, he does not at all com- 

 plain, he is not prick'd in that place. Some nar- 

 row heel'd Horfes, efpecially Englijh Horfes are 

 always lame when they are new fhod, the Nails be- 

 ing rivetted too high ; but reft will cure that lame- 

 nefs. Oftentimes in flelhy Feet, a bow'd Nail will 

 make a Horfe halt, tho ? he be not prick'd ; and in 

 time, will caufe a Sore that muft be cur'd as a prick. 

 For a Cure: if the place be impoftumated, af- 

 ter the evacuation of the Matter, injeft boiling Oil 

 with a Uttle Sugary and flop the hole with Cotton \ 

 then tack on the Shoe with three or four Nails, and 

 (top the Foot every day with a Remolade ; applying 

 at the fame time a Re fir ingem Charge ^ about the Foot, 

 and keeping k from moifture. 



If the place is not impoftumated, pour into the 

 Jiole Sprit of Fnrioly and flop it with Cotton \ and 



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