. Biggle horse book. Horses. 92 THE heels without protection. The shoe to be countersunk into the hoofs until on a level with the heels, never paring the frog, heels or sole, and only putting in four nails, two on a side. Now your colt can work and travel again, the frog taking hold of the ground and preventing slipping. If he is re- quired to do heavy pulling on rough, hard, frozen and icy roads, we know of no better appliance than the customary shoe with short, sharp toes and calks. As soon as the necessity for the shoes is passed return to the tips or no shoes at alL The horse accust
. Biggle horse book. Horses. 92 THE heels without protection. The shoe to be countersunk into the hoofs until on a level with the heels, never paring the frog, heels or sole, and only putting in four nails, two on a side. Now your colt can work and travel again, the frog taking hold of the ground and preventing slipping. If he is re- quired to do heavy pulling on rough, hard, frozen and icy roads, we know of no better appliance than the customary shoe with short, sharp toes and calks. As soon as the necessity for the shoes is passed return to the tips or no shoes at alL The horse accustomed to shoes may have them removed when frost is gone. If hard and brittle stand the hoofs in water two hours at a time and poultice with cake meal at night. If the hoofs become too short have on tips and exercise or work not too hard until the hoofs regain their natural condition, when he will stand the w^ork, unless it be much upon the turnpike or he is flat- footed, when we must use the old-style shoe until invention brings something better. Use care and judgment in restor- ing the feet to their natural condition, and you will be sur- prised to find that many horses can do good service the year around without shoes. Lift up the horse's foot and see if the rim of the shoe is inside of the shell of the hoof, and if it is start a boy with that horse to the shoesmith, or take the chances of corns on your horse. An overgrowth of hoof and a consequent hardening of the foot are fruitful sources of lameness. The elasticity of the hoof is in itself a factor preventing , dividing up, as it does, the effects of concussion between the hoof and the 500 sensitive laminae that connect it to the foot within the hoof-box. Keep the feet pliable by soaking them occasionally during the drouth of summer. A horse whose feet are too dry will THE FOOT. 93 I often flinch and limp on striking against or stepping upon an obstruction, w^hen he would not mind it in wet weather. Don't oil the h
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