34 TREATISE ON HORSE-SHOEING. 



crusty B the bars, and C the heels of the hoof 

 supported by the shoe. I have invariably found 

 that corns disappear altogether from a horse's foot 

 after it has been shod two or three times in this 

 manner, and that they never return while the 

 same method of shoeing is continued. 



SHOEING WITH LEATHER. 



Many tender-footed horses travel best with a 

 covering over the sole, and leather is commonly 

 used for the purpose; but I think gutta percha a 

 quarter of an inch thick, or waterproof felt of the 

 same thickness, answer better, because they both 

 resist wet and do not alter their shape as leather 

 does. When leather is wetted it becomes soft and 

 heavy and yielding; but in drying again it con- 

 tracts and hardens, causing a frequent change of 

 23ressure on the frog, which does not happen with 

 either of the other two substances. I have used felt 

 for the last three or four years, and prefer it very 

 much. But whichever covering you use, it must be 



