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JUDiCIOUS MECHANICAL EXPANSION 



< of the horny walls of the foot, whether it be obviously con- 

 tracted, or whether there is only a suspicio?i that some slight 

 degree of contraction may exist. Its practical value can only 

 be fully appreciated by those who know, by a profitable expe- 

 rience, that the highest amount of speed of which a horse is 

 capable can only be developed and maintained by a judicious 

 application of the principles of treatment it is the aim of this 

 work to elucidate and to recommend. 



