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very frequently lofe their fhoes in pafllng over 

 the draw-bridges of fortified towns, becaufe 

 they are ftrengthened with crofs parallel iron- 

 bars. He feemed convinced of the convenience 

 of the new method cf fhoeing I propofe. 



Horfes frequently too knock off their fhoes 

 by hitting the toe of the hind-foot upon the 

 heel of the fore-fhoe when they trot, efpecially 

 when they are too apt to over-reach ; and alfo 

 lofe them by happening to put one foot upon 

 another, while in the fiable, from the length of 

 the fhoe. 



The longer a fhoe is, and the more it covers 

 the fole, the more liable the horfe will be to 

 fall, trip, and hobble in his walk -, particular- 

 ly if he goes upon a pavement, becaufe the 

 furface being formed of round parts, and the 

 fhoe having a large uniform hard face, he can 

 fcarce have above two or three points of fup- 

 port. 



The Englifli who pradtife this kind of fhoeing 

 take care therefore not to bring their horfes upon 

 a flat pavement without an abfolute necefli- 

 ty. The length of the fhoe caufes yet another 

 ill accident to fome horfes, which they (eel all 

 their lives -, and it is to thofe efpecially that lie 

 down as a cow ufually does ; for in this pofture 

 the fore-legs are fo bent under them backward, 

 as that the heels of the fhoes wound their elbows, 

 and caufe a kind of abfcefs in the part. 



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