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ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 



irritate the laminaj and cause lameness. Such a foot is said 

 tobe nailbound. 



The other extreme — having the shoe too large — is also liable 

 to be injurious, because of the danger that the shoe may be 

 stepped on, or 

 otherwise 

 dragged o ff , 

 or that the 

 horse may 

 stumble. 



Be c o n- 

 stantly o n 

 the watch 

 for loose 

 shoes, and 

 have them 

 properly re- 

 moved a s 

 soon as dis- 

 covered. 



If the shoe 

 is cast, nails 

 are apt to be 

 left in the hoof 

 or a portion 

 o f the hoof 

 may be pulled 

 off with the 

 shoe. When a 



shoe is removed, have the other one of its pair, front or rear, 

 removed also, unless the shoe can be soon replaced. The horse 

 travels and walks better when his legs are the same length. 

 What to look for in a newly-shod horse : 

 I , Wo mark of the rasp on the hoof. 



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Shoe too small; wall and clenches rasped away. 

 Note marks of the rasp. 



