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fore shoe, it may strike only against the sole of the 

 fore foot. 



A three-quarter shoe on the outside, hy causing 

 a slight alteration of the gait, will sometimes be 

 found effectual as a remedy, when all other con- 

 trivances have failed. 



In all cases, if the horse has been newly shod, 

 it is better to wait for three or four days, until a 

 mark is apparent, before deciding on a remedy. 



In Arabs, the one thing needed is to raise, 

 develop, and improve the action of the fore hand, 

 which in this breed is deficient, as compared with 

 that of the hind quarters. 



Turned-up shoes of the pattern so frequently 

 recommended by facilitating the action of the fore 

 leg will in many cases entirely remove this evil. 



82. Brushing, cutting, and interfering are only Brushing, 



rpM • cutting, or 



different names for the same evil. There is no interfer- 

 objection to any of the ordinary remedies, except 

 that a remedy is often applied without due con- 

 sideration of the cause of the injury in the par- 

 ticular case. A mark, if carefully looked for after 

 exercise and before the horse is cleaned, will 

 generally be found which will sufficiently indicate 

 the cause ; but in doubtful cases, a wet pipeclayed 

 bandage should be fastened round the part struck, 

 when a mark will be left on the part which strikes 

 it. 



