114 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT 



and endeavour in his explanation to strike the happy 

 mean. 



We hold, further, that the animal who has previously 

 been accustomed to fast work, and to work entailing a large 

 call upon the sense of touch when passing over rough and 

 uneven ground, will be far more likely, in his neurectomized 

 condition, to give satisfaction to his owner if put to a slower 

 and a more suitable means of earning his living. 



