American turf register and sporting magazine . The object to be gained is to allow the frog to come in contact with theground. Many smiths will say this is absurd and that your horse will be lamein consequence, but it is their infernal cutting and paring that causes somuch lameness. They never allow the frog to touch the ground, and the con-sequence is that as soon as the shoe is off, your horse is lame because the frogis so tender. Let the frog touch the ground, and I will venture to say that low heels narrow heels and rotten frogs, will be subjects no longerlor the treatment of the veterinar
American turf register and sporting magazine . The object to be gained is to allow the frog to come in contact with theground. Many smiths will say this is absurd and that your horse will be lamein consequence, but it is their infernal cutting and paring that causes somuch lameness. They never allow the frog to touch the ground, and the con-sequence is that as soon as the shoe is off, your horse is lame because the frogis so tender. Let the frog touch the ground, and I will venture to say that low heels narrow heels and rotten frogs, will be subjects no longerlor the treatment of the veterinarian. This I Know from an experience of fiveyears. The nearer yi;u can accommodate the shocto the fhoi. (not the foot tothe shoe, as many are in the habit of doing) the nearer you bring the shoe toperfection. You will perceive that the parts coming to the ground are, as itwere, scooped out, an angle as near as possible with the concave partof the horses hoof. Thus when your horses foot strikes the ground a curvearises under it corresp
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