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hoof, to all appearance healthy. Some horses flatter soles 
than others. Bog-spavin different from thorough-pin. Not 
a judicious mode of leading a horse to have him taken home, 
as this was after sale. 
Mr. Barlow underwent a long cross-examination, chiefly 
with a view to show that his opinion had been influenced by 
Professor Dick, but this was not substantiated in the least 
degree. He stated that the horse went tender upon the off 
foot when he saw him first, but this he considered to depend 
upon the sole being thin, and the animal being without a shoe 
when he examined him. 
Thomas Watson: Is a smith in Nottingham-place. Has 
shoed horses for 22 years. Three men under him for shoe- 
ing. Has occasion to see unsound horses, and feet of horses, 
and lameness. Shod gelding which belonged to defender. 
Knew it from first time it came to defender, regularly. Had 
been there nearly five months, and then went to pursuer 
after sale. Saw no indication of unsoundness in feet, and 
must have seen this if there had. Was not afflicted with 
founder, and never saw any symptoms of that disease. Must 
have known this. No corns whatever. On 21st December 
witness called to take off shoes. Last time he had shod 
horse was in the beginning of November, and horse then 
perfectly sound. Different shoes on horse from his upon 
21st December. Very rough shoes, and pressing on soles 
— plain flat shoes — nails. There were two nails too close to 
the sensible part of the hoof, and another one that was bent 
in the shoe of fore foot, near. The whole of the nails in 
both fore-feet shoes too close to sensible part of foot. Horse 
going very lame, and witness considered that hoof had been 
too much cut away, and that crust was too much cut up to 
the toe, and shoes being too small, and thus too much pres- 
sure on sole. Shoes had been frosted. This shortened shoe, 
and thought shoes had been too often off. Shoes should 
have been off, irrespective of frosting, twice during above 
period — once removed, and once for new shoes. Thought 
shoes off more frequently. There had been a very material 
cutting away of crust, and effect of this is to put nails too 
near hoof. Witness had seen the animal often at work, and 
appearance of shoes showed it had been wrought. As to 
pumiced soles, no marks of this on the horse’s hoof at any time. 
On 21st December, acted by Dick’s directions — pursuer in 
yard at time, but at a distance. On that occasion witness said 
to pursuer that he had got his horse hurt in shoeing, and might 
be easily cured ; and pursuer said, did he think Allison, in 
Dalkeith, could not shoe horses ? This horse shod four or five 
days after with seated shoes, which is now always done. 
