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 SECTION XXV. 



heft Method of Shoeing the Road-Horfe, to em- 

 power him to travel with Eqfe and Comfort 

 to himjelf 



THE foot of a horfe mould be kept in 

 the fame form it had when he was foaled ■, the 

 toe fhort, and the heel up. The fhoe fhould 

 not be longer than the hoof of the toe, and the 

 leaft that is pofiible in the heels* For, if you 

 fhoe him much longer at the heel than the cor- 

 ner, that part of the fhoe acts like a lever be- 

 hind his heel, as if you meant to lame him by 

 prizing it with a crow, or bar of iron. Indeed 

 the fhoe of a horfe ought to cover little or no 

 more ground than his foot would if not fhod; 

 for if it does, it will only ferve to break his 

 hoof, draw out the nails and loofen the fhoe; 

 as, if he treads the leaft uneven, which is fre- 

 quently the cafe, the fuperfluous iron acts in 

 the way juft mentioned. 



If the horfe's hoof is naturally hollow, the 

 fhoe fhould be thickeft near the ed^e or nail- 

 holes. 



If he have a flat, or what is termed an oyfter 

 foot, the fhoe on the contrary ought to be difh- 



ed, 



