Seotion v. 



ON" THE SHOEING OE HOESES, AND ON THE 

 GENEEAL TREATMENT OE THE FOOT. 



STBUOTDEB OF HOOF. 

 BATE OP QKOWTH. 

 CAUSES OF LAMENESS. 

 PABING THE EEET. 

 FOEM OP SHOE. 



NUMBEB OP NAILS. 



LEATHEE SOLES. 



GTJTTA PEEOHA SOLES. 



POEGING. 



E0LES FOB SHOEING. 



The art of properly shoeing the horse, and the subject of the 

 general treatment of his feet, are matters of considerable interest 

 to the public. " No Eoot, no Horse," is an old adage ; and the 

 more we see of horses, and experience the value of their service' 

 the more obvious becomes the truth of this proverb. 



Notvrithstanding that the practice of horse-shoeing is of 

 great antiquity, much ignorance still prevails as to the best 

 mode of doing it, so as to secure the greatest amount of 

 comfort to the foot and safety to the animal. No other depart- 

 ment connected with the management of horses is of more 

 supreme importance to the owner in a pecuniary point of view, 

 than the one in question. Bad feeding, imperfect ventilation, 

 and other matters of Uke character, may for a time be partially 

 neglected with impunity ; but if the animal be not properly 

 shod, the feet are speedily crippled, and the horse, as a natural 

 consequence, is rendered useless. It is not my intention, how- 

 ever, to enlarge upon this subject to any very considerable 



