. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. In Having been under the hand and guidance ofman from generation to generation(far more than any other animal), heis by nature docile; he also hasa strong memory and is very sub-missive to the power of habit. X. ShoeingOne of the most important the care of horses is their horses, it is true, can go with-out irons on their feet; but it is notso with our domestic animals, be-cause, in the first place, their hoofsare not so hard, and in the secondplace, because our stony roads are Cli;amn(, IliM evi
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. In Having been under the hand and guidance ofman from generation to generation(far more than any other animal), heis by nature docile; he also hasa strong memory and is very sub-missive to the power of habit. X. ShoeingOne of the most important the care of horses is their horses, it is true, can go with-out irons on their feet; but it is notso with our domestic animals, be-cause, in the first place, their hoofsare not so hard, and in the secondplace, because our stony roads are Cli;amn(, IliM evidently not so favorable to them as thegrassy ground of the steppes and prairies. Shoeing must therefore be regarded as anecessary evil, for evil it is. By driving nailsinto the hoof holes are made through which dirtand disease may enter, while the hoof, whichhas a natural tendenc\ to disintegrate, becomesweaker and less resistant. In order to avoidthis injury many methods have been inventedto appl) the iron shoes without having recourseto nails, but no satisfacto
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