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5- The French method of moeing has the 

 fault I obferved before, of making their fhoes 

 too long ; of paring the feet and fetting on one 

 cramp on each fhoe behind, which makes them 

 go fideling ; it would be better that they had two 

 cramps to each fhoe, but they make but one 

 for fear the horfe mould go lame - 3 I allow that 

 cramps are ufeful, efpecially in defcents, and 

 in backing, but this cramp in a few days is 

 worn, it flips upon a pavement, and has no ef- 

 fect but jufl when it is new -, again, does not 

 the pavement alfo wear, while the flones grow 

 convex in the middle, and make it flip from 

 one to another, having no hold nor purchafe 

 between both ? 



It is therefore very effential to leave off the 

 cramps and to fhoe the horfe in fuch a manner 

 that the frog may bear upon the ground, in or- 

 der to enable him to flop fhort, and make him 

 more fure-footed than with cramps : the frog 

 will ferve horfes to go upon the fmooth pave- 

 ment, as felts enable men to go upon the 

 ice. 



It muft be owned that the French method of 

 fhoeing is the beft and mod folid of all for 

 flat-feet. 



As to thofe horfes who have tumors within the 

 feet, and fiiTures without, or weak quarters, 

 they muft be (hod in the femilunar manner ; that 

 is, fo as that the outer- heel of the fhoe may be 

 fomethjrig longer, the inner very fhort, in order to 

 i prevent 



