. The horse's friend [microform] : the only practical method of educating the horse and eradicating vicious habits, followed by a variety of valuable recipes, instructions in farriery, horse-shoking, the latest rules of trotting, and the record of fast horses up to 1876. Pratt, O. S. , b. 1835; Pratt, O. S. , né 1835; Horse-training; Horses; Chevaux; Chevaux. heel and expanding gradually, as illustrated by the plates "A" to "C;" the sides of the frog should never be cut, but the top should be cut down sufficiently to allow it to be clear of the grc nd after the shoe is fitt
. The horse's friend [microform] : the only practical method of educating the horse and eradicating vicious habits, followed by a variety of valuable recipes, instructions in farriery, horse-shoking, the latest rules of trotting, and the record of fast horses up to 1876. Pratt, O. S. , b. 1835; Pratt, O. S. , né 1835; Horse-training; Horses; Chevaux; Chevaux. heel and expanding gradually, as illustrated by the plates "A" to "C;" the sides of the frog should never be cut, but the top should be cut down sufficiently to allow it to be clear of the grc nd after the shoe is fitted. The cleft of the frog should always be cleaned out thoroughly every time the shoe is renewed. Plates Nos. 4 and 5—Lon^- Feet before and after Cutting.—A horse with a long foot, as will be easily seen, will suffer from an undue pre-stir : on the heels (see article on Corns), causing corns, and in addition to that, if the foot is not shortened in time, it will cause the coffin-bone to lose its proper shape, but this can be remedied by shortening the toe every time the horse is shod, thus keeping the foot in its proper shape. The common practice of fitting a shoe tight on the heels, to prevent interfering, is entirely wrong; an interfering horse does not strike with his heel, but with the inner side of the toe, not further back than the heel-nails, both hind and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pratt, O. S. , b. 1835. Toronto : Hunter, Rose
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