MR. B. CLARK'S TABLET EXPANSION SHOE. 05 



I next propose to explain my object in recom- 

 mending the half nailing system. 1st, It affords 

 the hoof all the protection contemplated by the 

 shoe ; 2dly, it permits all the natural functions of 

 the foot to be duly performed, even in the greatest 

 exertions of the animal ; 3dly, which is of para- 

 mount importance, it allows the foot to dilate in 

 the stable, by the weight of the horse alone, after 

 the manner of an unshod foot ; and therefore, Mr. 

 Editor, I shall take upon myself to designate it 

 The New unfettered System of Shoeing. 



I do maintain, that no other method of shoe- sidp-naiiin? 



.,,,.„, 11 admits of tlie 



mg whatever will admit oi the natural alternate tuiatationot the 



expansion and contraction of the horse's foot during 'jie. 



his many idle hours of confinement in the stable ; 



therefore, on calculating the few hours in a week 



that he is usually occupied in quick motion, it will 



be seen, that one of the principal advantages of the 



new method over the old, is the unfettering of the 



foot whilst the animal is unemployed ; and during 



all which time the very reverse is the effect of 



Mr. Bracy Clark's miscalled expansion shoe, with 



the joint at the toe. 



