42 TEEATISE ON HORSE-SHOEIN-G. 



CUTTING. 



Horses strike their feet against the opposite leg 

 in such a variety of ways, both before and behind, 

 that it is impossible to form a shoe that would 

 suit every case of "cutting." I therefore advise 

 you, whether the horse cuts before or behind, to 

 fasten something like a boot covered thickly with 

 wetted pipeclay over the place where he strikes 

 the leg, and then trot him along the road; he will 

 soon pick off some of the pipeclay with the opposite 

 foot, and show you the exact part of the shoe he 

 strikes with, which you can easily alter in the new 

 shoe; and you will often be surprised to see how 

 small a matter causes the mischief. 



EEMOYING. 



The time at which a horse's shoes should be re- 

 moved must depend very much upon circumstances. 

 If a horse wears his shoes out in less than a 

 month they had better not be removed ; and horses 



