THE HORSE'S 

 POOT 



346 ARID AGEICULTUR]*:. 



assist by the use of certain remedies, very well ; 

 but do not experiment. Always separate yonr 

 sick animals from those that are well. 



Here is where you are likely to get the worst 

 of it in a horse trade. There is an old saying, 

 "No foot, no horse." There are more diseases 

 in the front feet of a horse to render him unfit 

 for service than all the other diseases combined. 



The horse should have a broad, deep foot, 

 with wide heels, and his pastern should stand 

 out at an angle of forty-five degrees. There is 

 more weight on the front feet than there is on 

 the hind feet, and from the shape of the leg it is 

 readily seen that there is more concussion on the 

 front feet. 



Shoeing always injures the feet, no matter 

 how well it is done. If it is necessary to keep 

 the feet shod, do not allow your horse-shoer to 

 touch the feet with buttress or rasp any more 

 than is necessary to remove any loose scales or 

 horn. Do not leave the shoes on more than six 

 weeks without resetting. Remember that the 

 foot grows larger as it grows down, and the nails 

 must give a little or the foot will be pinched. 

 The side along the toe changes the angle of the 

 bones in the feet and one or all of these things 

 combined are sufficient in most cases to bring 

 on one or more of several diseases of the feet. 

 Perhaps you are shoeing your horses more than 



