66 avery's own farrier. 



to the hair; melt some of the same two or three times a 

 week, and pour it on the bottom of the hoof. 



I have seen horses very lame in consequence of being 

 corked badly in (he feet, having split hoofs, &c., and 

 otherwise disfigured by bunches and callouses. To remedy 

 those evils, in the first place see that the wounds are free 

 from dirt and hair, for if there is any of these left in the 

 wound it will have to fester and work them out before it 

 can hea], which takes much longer than to have the 

 wound clean at the start, besides being very painful to 

 the horse. When this has been done, then a very good 

 application is to melt tar and tallow together, and turn 

 it into the wound quite hot, or if you wish to use the 

 horse, melt tallow and India rubber together; this forms 

 a paint or coating that is impervious to dirt or water; 

 then you may drive him every day, if you choose, with- 

 out fearing any bad results from the wound, only on 

 coming in at night you should drop a little spirits of some 

 kind into the wound to prevent his getting cold in it. 

 But if you are not going to use him at all, and wish to 

 heal it faster, apply the healing salve, and you will not 

 have any blemish left. 



To cure a split in the hoof, you have only to take a 

 sharp-pointed knife and cut through the hoof crosswise, 

 just above the split; you need not cut more than half an 

 inch in length; now rub on some of the hoof ointment, 

 and it will grow smooth and sound. By observing the 

 above rules, and seeing that your horse's feet are not in- 

 jured by bad shoeing, you will do better than a great 

 many have done before you. What is a fine looking 

 horse good for if he has no feet? 



