Breeder and sportsman . e it so that it will shed itself inflakes. Paring the sole is no more reasonable thaparing the sole of your own shoe sothin that every time you step on astone it will hurt your foot. Besidesthis, the sole, bars and frog: are thefloor of the foot which must sustainthe horses weight. As soon as the soleis pared, the hoof begins to contract andpinch, and this adds to the discomfortcaused by the thinning of the sole. Thehorse becomes afraid to go on hard,stonv roads or to extend himself on ahard track. Tou have noticed how ahorses foot grows down and expandswhen he is turne
Breeder and sportsman . e it so that it will shed itself inflakes. Paring the sole is no more reasonable thaparing the sole of your own shoe sothin that every time you step on astone it will hurt your foot. Besidesthis, the sole, bars and frog: are thefloor of the foot which must sustainthe horses weight. As soon as the soleis pared, the hoof begins to contract andpinch, and this adds to the discomfortcaused by the thinning of the sole. Thehorse becomes afraid to go on hard,stonv roads or to extend himself on ahard track. Tou have noticed how ahorses foot grows down and expandswhen he is turned out without shoesfor a few weeks. You can then see thenew growth from the coronet down. VERY BAD. Trying on a shoe while hot—or seating it whilehot—is a very bad practice and the smith who willdo it is not a good mechanic. No shoe should everbe touched to a hoof while the shoe is too hot tobe held in the smiths hand. A hot shoe will killthe life and destroy the elasticity of the hoof one-half inch in five
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