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moist and healthy, the feet should be stopped every night 
in the summer, and every third night in-winter. Ifthe 
crust is brittle, as is frequently the case, it is a good 
plan to apply a mixture of tar, lard, and turpentine, 
equal parts, to the hoof. 
SHOEING HORSES FOR CORNS. 
' Care must be taken that the corn be well cut out, and 
‘a little butter of antimony or muriatic acid applied to 
the part affected. The. hoof from the corn backward 
must be cut away so that no part of the heel strikes the 
shoe, avoiding pressure, and relieving the part from 
“unnecessary concussion. A horse thus shod, no matter 
‘how bad his corns may be, will travel sound, and with 
perfect ease, that otherwise shod would be decidedly 
lame. 
SHOEING FOR QUARTER-CRACK. 
To remedy this evil requires care and judgment, A 
horse should be shod upon the same principle pre- 
cisely as for corns—a bar-shoe, often recommended, is 
unnecessary. Properly shod, there will be but little 
trouble in growing out a sound hoof. The least pres- 
sure upon the heel of the shoe will be sufficient to pre- 
vent the hoof from growing down, and thus defeat any 
efforts which may be made toward remedying the in- 
jury. So soon as three eighths or half an inch of new 
horn has grown down, the roof should be burned with 
a red-hot iron just above the crack, at right angles with 
it, which will prevent its breaking up anew. A little 
tar or hoof ointment should be kept upon the part, which 
will protect it from dirt, and assist in hastening the 
growth of the new horn, usually requiring from six to 
nine months for the crack to grow out. 
