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IIld clumfy ill·!hlped lhoes, and very many nails, 10 Ihe
10lal ddlrullion of Ihe fool. The cramps Ihey annex,
tend 10 denroy rhe bul/el ; and Ihe Oloes in Ibe fhape
pf a walnut-fhell prevenl Ihe borfe's walking uron Ihe
firm bafi, which God has gi,'en him for thal end, and
Ibcreby oblige him to flumble and fall . They 10laJly
pare away alfó, and lay bm Ihe inlide of Ihe animal's
foot with their deleflable bumris, and aflenvards pUlan
very long nlOeS, whmby Ihe fool is bindred from having
Iny pre(fure al al/ upon Ihe heels, which pre(fure olher–
wife mighl nil/ perchance, nOlwilhflandiog Iheir dreadful
CDuing, keep Ihe hecJs properly open, and Ihe fool in
¡ood arder. The frog fhould never beCUI OUI; but as il
will fomelimes become ragged, il mufl be c1e.ned every
DOW and Iheo, aod tite ragged pieces cut off with a knife.
lo one kind of fool indeed a confidmble cuuing away
mun be allowed of, bUI nOI of Ihe frog; we mean that
very high fm mun be CUt down 10 a proper heighl; be·
caufe if Ihey were nOI, Ihe frog, though oot CUI, would
Ilill be fo Car above Ihe ground, as nOI 10 have any bear·
ing 00 il, wbereby Ibe grm leodon mull ioevitably be
damaged, and confequently Ihe horfe would go lame.
The \Veight of fhoes mun ~ady depend on Ihe quality
and hardnefs of Ihe iron. If lhe iron be very goOO, il
will 001 bend; and in Ihis cafe, the fhoes ~¡onOI po!libly
be made 100 lighl: care however mufl be laken, thal
!hey be of a Ihicknefs Co as 001 10 bend; for benc!ing
would force oot Ihe naUs, and ruin Ibe hoof. Tbal par!
of!he fhoe \Vhich is neXI !he horfe's hee! , mufl be nar–
fOIVer thao any olher, (as i, feen in Ihe dr3ughl, plale
101. r.g, 4') Iha! nones may be Ihereby prevenled from
geuing uoder il, and fiícking Ihm; which olherwife
",ould be Ihe cafe ; becaufe the iron, when it advanees
inwardly beyood Ihe bearing of Ihe fOOI, forms a cavilY,
whmin nones beiog lodged would remain, and, by
preffing agaion Ihe COOI, lame the horfe, The part of
Ihe fhoe. \Vhich Ihe horfb walks upon, fhould be quite flat,
and Ihe infide of it hkewife; only jufl fpace enough be·
iog lefl nexl Ihe foot, ID put in a picker, ("'hich ~ughl
to be ufed every lime the horfe comes inlo lhe fiable.) and
"fa lO prevent Ibe fhoe's prefliog upon Ihe fole. Four
nails on eaeh fide hold better Ihao a glemr DUlT.ber, ~nd
kecp tbe hoof iDa far better nale. The loe of Ihe horfe
mofl be COI Ibor!, and nmly fquare. (Ihe Rngles only
jun rounded 011',) nor moa any Dails,be driven Ihere;
Ibis melhod preveols much numbllng, cfpeeially in de–
kenlS, ar.d feTVes, by throwing nourifhmtnl \O Ihe
heels, to fireogfheo Ihem ; on Ihcm Ihe horfe fhould in
fome meafure walk, and the nlOe be made o( a prorer
lenglh aecordingly; by this means, narrow heels are pre–
,"ented, .nd many olher good effeas produced. Many
people orive anail at lhe toe, bUI il is an abfurd prallict.
Lcating room 10 drive one Ihere caufes Ihe COOI lO be o(
an improper lenglh; and moreover Iha' pan o( Ihe hoo(
is brinle, lhal eveD when il is kepl w"l grea–
ftA, Ibe!he oail there fddoro nay5 iD, b~1 lears OUI aod
H O R
HORSHAM, a m~rICet, towo and borolleh of SulTex,
liuuted twenly mi/e.s oonh Lewi~ in W .. long.
A N s H P. 799
damages Ihe hoof. Thal Ihedirellions for fhocing apro.
per lenglh may be Ihemore c/ur and inlel/igible, we bave
annexcd (plale 101.) adraught 01 a fOOI fhocd a proper
lenelh Handiog on a plain fur face, and wilb it a draught
01 Ihe righl kind of fhoe.
In \Vet, fpungy, and fofl grouDd, where Ihe foot Gnks
in, Ihepre(fute "pon Ihe heels is of courf. grmer, than
on han! ~round ; and fo indeed il fh ould be upon al/ ac.
counlS. The hinder fw mun be trealed io Ihefame mao.
ner as Ihe fore·ones; aDd Ihe fhoes Ihe f~me : excepl in
hil/y and nippery counlries, Ihey may not improperly be
turned up aliHle behind: bUI lurning up lhe fore·fhoes
is of no fenice, and is cemin ruin 10 Ihe fordegs; e–
fpecial/y 10lhe bul/els. In defcending hills, er. mps are
apIlO Ihrow horfes down, by flopping Ihe fore-Iegs, out
of Iheir proper bafisand nalural bearing when Ihe hinder
ones are rapidly prelfed; ",hieh unavoidai>ly muH be Ihe
cafe, aDd confequently cannO! bUl pufh Ihe horfe upon
his nofe. \Vilh IhemOn a pl,in fUlf¡ce, a borfe's foot
is always Ihrown forwards on Ihe loe, OUl of itl praper
bearing, which is very liable 10 make Ihe horfe !!umble.
The nOlion of lheir utility io going up hi/J. is a falfe one.
In afcending, Ihe loe is Ihe fira part of Ihe foot, \Vhieh
bears 00, ukes hold of Ihe ground, and whelher Ihe
horfe dra",s or cm icsl and conCequently Ihe buGnefs–
is done befare Ihe parl where the clamps are comes
10 Ihe grouDd. Ice nails are preferable to any Ihing to
preVeDt flipping, as alfo lOhelp horfes up hil/, Ihe mon
forward oneslaking hold of Iheground mly, confiderably
befare Ihe heels touch Ihe ground: Ihey mua be fo made,
as t) be, wnen driven in, fcaree half inch above the
fh oe, andalfo have four fides ending al Ihe10p in apoinl.
'J'hey are of great fmice 10 pre"ent flipping on all kinds
of places, and by means of Ihema horfe is nOI IhrolYO
OUI of his proper bafis, They mull be made of very
g10d iron. lf lhey are not, lhe heads of Ihem will be
perpelual/y breaking off. From lhe raee·horCe to Ih<
cm-horfe, Ihe famefy lltmof fh oeing fhould be obfemd.
The Ihic~nefs, and lVeight oflhem only fhould dill'er.
The fhoe of a m e-horfe m,,!! or COUr fe be lighl/r Ihan
that of a faddlehorre; Ih,t of, faddlehorfe lighter Ihao
tltal of a coach or·bil horre ; , nd IheCe lafl more fo Ihao
a cm, waggon, or milltry horfe. Al prefem alJ fhoes
ing(neral are 100 }rnvJ ; iflhe iron is Roed, fhoes Deed
nOl be fa Ihick as' lhey are now generally made. The
Ulmoll femilY ought 10 be inft¡lled uron all Ihof~ who
c1ap fhoeson hOl : Thil unpa, donablelazinefs of farrie"
in making fCel Ihus fil Ibnes, inncad of Oloes fitting
fect, d,;es op Ihehoof, and uucrl ydtOro}s Ihem. Fre.
quenl removals of /boes are del rimental and lear Ihe Coor,
bUI romclimes Ihey are very neCtlfary : litis is an incon.
vcnience which half'fhoos are liable 10 : for Ihe end of
Ihe fhoe, being ve,y fhort, is apIlo work fooo iota Iha
[001, and conf(quently mua ¡Jreo he moved.
for Ihe N_II/ml Ni/",} ,nd r""INIIII '¡ Ih, Dif
'A!" of JI.,!"., fce E ctU uS', ar.d f..u I t 1\. V.
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~2', N, lato 51 ~ 10' . 11 fcnds two membcrs 10 par'
liametU.
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