. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 636 SHOEING. and adjustment of shoes, are particular to have them big and easy, yet support the foot perfectly ia all its parts without alte
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 636 SHOEING. and adjustment of shoes, are particular to have them big and easy, yet support the foot perfectly ia all its parts without altering its natural adjustment. The shoe must exert no undue pressure upon any part, nor be so stiff as to interfere in the least with the natural mobility of the foot. Even a chance knot or seam in the stocking would be fatal to these conditions ; because when under great strain it would cause chafing, which, if not arrested, would set up so much inflammation as to soon induce entire disabil- ity. Now in shoeing horses, we see that the hoof is a shoe of another kind, which is the exact counterpart of the internal parts, and is perfectly adapted for the protection and support of this internal structure. If its mobilitj^ is impaired, or any part of the foot is sub- jected to excessive press- ure or injury sufiicient to cause inflammation, the same eflect must follow of producing inflammation and alteration of stnicture, not only of the foot, but of the entire limb, which would soon ruin a good horse. In the state of nature, the bones of the foot are so nicely adjusted and balanced by the ligaments and tendons of the limb, that there is no unequal strain brought upon any joint, but each assists in supporting the others. But if the heels are raised too high, there will be correspondingly increased strain brought upon the ligaments supporting the back or front part. In like manner, raising or lowei-ing the inner or outer quarter, would produce a lateral strain upon the joints and liga
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