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mai aay pain. To a horse tnat travels or 

 works regularly, and is occasionally taken upon 

 soft ground, I believe the pressure the frog 

 receives in this way is quite sufficient to 

 preserve the foot in a state of health; but 

 when a horse is kept almost constantly in the 

 stable, standing upon hoc litter, particularly 

 in hot and dry weather, his feet will certainly 

 be undert^oinG: an alteration in their form, and 

 will be in a progressive state towards disease. 

 In these cases, however, contraction of the 

 lioof may be effectually prevented by means 

 of the patent artificial frog, invented by Mr. 

 Coleman*. By this inticnious contrivance a 

 horse's frog may receive sufficient pressure, 

 in vvliatever circumstances he may be placed, 

 to prevent contraction, and keep the foot 

 sound and healthy, without the inconvenience 

 of wearing thin heeled shoes ; but it must be 

 remembered, that whenever the frog is much 

 exposed to pressure, whether it be by applying 

 the patent frog, or by the thin heeled shoe, 

 and reducing tiie crust at the heels, it is ne- 1 



cjL\ssary the quarters and heels should possess fj 



a proper degree of phancy. If they be rigid 

 and inHcxible, it is evident that the sensible 



* rrotcbsor oftlie Vttcriuar^- College. 



