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times there is a curling under or 

 contracting of the heels, which 

 may be the cause of more or less 

 inflammation, extending to the 

 sheaths of tendons and other parts 

 of, the leg ; in such a case, if 

 thought advisable* either or both 

 quarters can be treated as ex- 

 plained under that head in " Con- 

 traction." 



Pricking and Rucking, 



I think it advisable, in this con- 

 nection, to say a few words about 

 pricking, which is more common 

 than many suppose. It is not un- 

 usual, indeed it is a very common 



occurrence, to drive the nail too near the quick or into it, and thus 

 by a little carelessness cause great harm. First, if the nail be driven 

 so as to go to the quick, in which case the horse, may show it by 

 flinching, it should in all cases be pulled out at once, and the hole 



Fig 480— Shoe Adjusted. From the German. 



Fia. 481. — Model Shoes. 



Fig 482.— Showing Location Qf Nails. 



be left vacant. If this is done, no harm will follow. Sometimes 

 the smith, especially if he expects to be Scolded,' will drive the 

 nail down, which in a few hours or next day' will show itself by 



