Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . wouldlook entirely natural, and that she wouldtravel with as much freedom and ease as acolt. From my knowledge of the subject,it seemed utterly impossible to cure such acase ; and yet, to my astonishment, in lessthan three months afterward she was per-fectly well. I was startled, first, to find thatI knew nothing of the subject ; second, thatthere was so little known about it practical-ly ; and third, that a gentleman for his ownamusement proved to mQ that he had a far (16) SHOEING. 17
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . wouldlook entirely natural, and that she wouldtravel with as much freedom and ease as acolt. From my knowledge of the subject,it seemed utterly impossible to cure such acase ; and yet, to my astonishment, in lessthan three months afterward she was per-fectly well. I was startled, first, to find thatI knew nothing of the subject ; second, thatthere was so little known about it practical-ly ; and third, that a gentleman for his ownamusement proved to mQ that he had a far (16) SHOEING. 17 deeper and more correct knowledge of it than doubtless any man of his time.* At any rate, I was now led tostudy the subject in an entire-ly different light, and thoughfar from being able to give theinstruction on this subject Iwould like to do, for want ofthe requisite knowledge, Ihave done the best I couldto make the instructions sosimple and practical that theywill at least serve to correctsome of the wretchedly badtreatment practiced by sho-ers. I have tried also to in-clude such illustrations of the. Fig. 430.—Lateral View of Horses Fool aflerRemoval of the Hoof. structure of the foot as would show itsvarious parts most clearly, with otherfeatures of most interest to shoers. The bones of the foot are so nicelyadjusted and balanced by the ligamentsand tendons of the limb, that there isno unequal strain brought upon anyjoint, but each assists in supporting theothers. But if the heels are raised toohigh, or the toe left too long, there willbe correspondingly increased strainbrought upon the ligaments and ten-dons supporting the back or front like manner, raising or lowering the
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