. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. SHOEIXG. 379. Fig. 562.—Shoe as Nailed on tobe Spread. can be made to travel without striking, to keep the adjustmentnatural by paring- the foot level and making the shoe of an equalthickness all the \va\ round, withperhaps the inner part straighteneda little. Sometimes colts driven to a sulky,when a little leg-weary, may strikebadly ; in such a case the ankle mustbe protected. In all cases where theankle is cut, the swelling and sore-ness increase the difficulty, andshould be guarded ag
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. SHOEIXG. 379. Fig. 562.—Shoe as Nailed on tobe Spread. can be made to travel without striking, to keep the adjustmentnatural by paring- the foot level and making the shoe of an equalthickness all the \va\ round, withperhaps the inner part straighteneda little. Sometimes colts driven to a sulky,when a little leg-weary, may strikebadly ; in such a case the ankle mustbe protected. In all cases where theankle is cut, the swelling and sore-ness increase the difficulty, andshould be guarded against by cov-ering. If the irritation is kept up,and this is not done, it may resultin permanent enlargement of thepart, which would afterward increasethe liability to be hit. This can beprevented only by coverings, or bybeing protected by the ordinary sim-ple means, until the inflammationsubsides and the injury heals. Prof. McLellan says on this sub-ject :— Treatment for interfering, to be rational, must take into account tlie , if the toes turn out — a very common cause of interfering — they
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