. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. CHAPTER XII. SHOEING. Proper Treatment of the Feet in Shoeing—Mistakes Pointed Out—Fitting the Shoe to the Foot—Contracted Feet— Interfering and Striking—Frequent Shoeing Necessary. Proper treatment of the foot is one of the principal requisites in the care of horses. Ignorant blacksmiths damage more horses than they benefit by the close ^^^ paring of the hoof at heel and sole, and rasping of the walls. " Take car
. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. CHAPTER XII. SHOEING. Proper Treatment of the Feet in Shoeing—Mistakes Pointed Out—Fitting the Shoe to the Foot—Contracted Feet— Interfering and Striking—Frequent Shoeing Necessary. Proper treatment of the foot is one of the principal requisites in the care of horses. Ignorant blacksmiths damage more horses than they benefit by the close ^^^ paring of the hoof at heel and sole, and rasping of the walls. " Take care of the shuck and the middle will take care of ; This statement, made recently by one of the best shoers I have ever known, is the terse expression of a great truth. It is his custom to put on the shoes cold, afier carefully fitting them to the hoof, which is rasped level or pared as little as possible. He does not " clean up the frog,"' "open the heels," rasp off the walls, thin the sole, nor in any way disturb himself to circumvent nature's efforts to protect that sensitive and beautiful creation—the horse's foot—so wonderfully hung, adjusted and boxed. The horse with contracted heels ! what a bugbear he is, and how the average bungler loves to get hold of him and display his wisdom and ability (?). Contracted feet are pro- duced by artificial conditions and faulty shoeing. The great. 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 Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : W. Atkinson
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