CAEE AND MANAGEMENT OF ANIMALS 788 



Horses that ' speedy cut ' may stumble. The condition 

 of limb which leads to speedy cutting is the same as that 

 which induces ' brushing,' the only difference being that 

 the ' speedy cutter ' picks his feet up higher, and hits 

 himself inside the knee instead of inside the fetlock. 



It is obvious that stumbling due to malformation of the 

 limbs can only be partly met ; the more frequently a horse 

 hammers his fetlocks, and the larger they become, the 

 nearer they are brought to the opposite foot, and the less 

 flexion they possess ; as flexion is reduced stumbling is 

 increased. Such animals should receive permanent pro- 

 tection to the fetlock joints, and a special kind of shoe 

 which will be alluded to later. 



Stumbling due to scapular pressure is very easily 

 remedied, by having the saddle cut well back. Stumbling 



Fig, 196.— Shoe to Prevent Stumbling. The whole of the toe is removed, 

 and the shoe held together by a transverse bar. 



due to overwork and leg weariness can only be dealt with 

 by attention to condition and food. That which is due to 

 a naturally low action can be corrected by attention to 

 shoeing, and the use of a special kind of shoe. 



Pig. 196 shows a shoe used by us for many years, which 

 with naturally clumsy horses with low action has given 

 absolute satisfaction. 



It will be observed there is no toe whatever to the shoe, 

 so that to catch it against the ground is impossible. The 

 shoe is prevented from being driven back by quarter clips. 

 In making it for the first time, attention should be paid to 

 the part of the toe of the old shoe which the horse wears 

 away ; if worn in the centre, then the gap in the shoe of 

 Pig. 196 should be left at the centre; but most horses wear 



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