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REMARKS ON MR. REEVE’S EXPERIMENTS. 
racer, steeple-chaser, &c. ; but the firing-iron, and nothing short 
of it, painful though it be to the feelings of the operator, and 
torturing to those of the operated on, is, I feel regret at being 
compelled to affirm, the sole means we have at present at com- 
mand to save the “ broken down” horse from the slaughter-house. 
By the firing-iron, have horses, originally worth their hundreds 
of pounds sterling, been raised from the knacker’s price to their 
former value. By the iron, has many a broken-down hunter, and 
many a racer, been joyously restored to his station and rank in the 
field where his proudest laurels have been won. 
REMARKS ON MR. REEVE S EXPERIMENTS ON THE 
EXPANSION OF THE HORSE’S FOOT, WITH AN 
ACCOUNT OF SOME FRESH EXPERIMENTS. 
By J. W. Gloag, V.S. 1 Ith Hussars. 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Hounslow Barracks. 
Sir, — I HAVE seen an article by Mr. Reeve, in the last Number 
of The VETERINARIAN, which I feel called upon to answer, inas- 
much as my neglecting to do so at once might be construed into a 
tacit acquiescence in the conclusions arrived at. This gentleman 
has written a very able paper on the question of the lateral ex- 
pansion, and descent of the sole, of the foot of the horse : both of 
these facts he considers he has proved to take place in healthy 
feet under ordinary circumstances of shoeing. The means by 
which he has arrived at these conclusions evince a high degree of 
ingenuity ; and the style of his paper throughout is courteous; and 
I will do him the justice to believe that it was his wish to arrive 
at correct conclusions. As I entertain different opinions, T beg to 
assure Mr. Reeve, whatever I may feel compelled to say in self 
defence, or in answer to his paper, that, personally, 1 have the best 
feeling towards him. I send you the experimental shoes I have 
used. 
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 
J. W. Gloag, V.S. 1 \th Hussars. 
W. Percivall, Esq., 
Editor of The Veterinarian. 
Before entering on an inquiry into Mr. Reeve’s paper, I will 
premise, that, from the long period which has elapsed since the 
