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5- The French method of fhoeing has the 

 fault I obferved before, of making their fhoes 

 too long ; of paring the feet and fetting on one 

 cramp on each fhoe behind, which makes them 

 go fideling •, it would be better that they had two 

 cramps to each fhoe, but they make but one 

 for fear the horfe fhould go lame -, I allow that 

 cramps are ufeful, efpccially in defcents, and 

 in backing, but this cramp in a few days is 

 worn, it flips upon a, pavement, and has no ef- 

 fe6t but jufl when it is new ^ again, does not 

 the pavement alfo wear, while the flones grow 

 convex in the middle, and make it flip from 

 one xo another, having no hold nor purchafe 

 between both ? 



It is therefore very eflfential to leave off the 

 cramps and to flioe the horfe in fuch a manner 

 that the frog may bear upon the ground, in or- 

 der to enable him to fl:op fliort, and make him 

 more fure-footed than with cramps : the frog 

 will ferve horfes to go upon the fmooth pave- 

 ment, as felts enable men to go upon the 

 ice. 



It mufl: be owned that the French method of 

 flioeing is the beft and mod folid of all for 

 flat-feet. 



As to thofe horfes who have tumors within the 

 feet, and fifllires without, or weak quarters, 

 they mufl: be fliod in the femilunar manner ; that 

 is, fo as that the outer-heel of the flioe may be 

 fomething longer, the inner very fliort,in order to 



I prevent 



