44 OF SHOEING. 



much more on the foot than on the back, for it is, 

 so to say, a weight attached to the end of a long 

 lever. The principle of the steel-yard is a sufficient 

 illustration. 



Ordinary 47. To case off the part at which friction takes 



remedy for ■*• 



wear at the place seems a natural and obvious remedy, but 



toes. 



farriers generally have recourse to an exactly oppo- 

 site process, and thicken the shoe at the toe, or put 

 in a bit of steel. It really seems as if they were 

 determined not to be beaten by nature. 



Clips not 48. A clip at the toe is unnecessary in the 



required. 



turned-up shoe. The turn up is in itself a very 

 sufficient clip, and will keep the shoe steady on the 

 foot, and render unnecessary any nail or nails at the 

 toe. 



Of farriers. 49. The system of turned up shoes is compara- 

 tively new ; and farriers, as a class, are prejudiced 

 against novelties, and, moreover, are apt to resent 

 any interference with their usual practice. Some 

 personal attention, therefore, and some knowledge 

 of the subject is necessary on the part of the owner 

 of the horse in order to ensure success. 



But every owner of horses, whether or not he 

 adopts the tumed-up shoes, will find it to his 

 interest to prevent the crust from being rasped, the 



