. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. as short as pos-sible, and with thin branches, so that tbe frog comes in contact with the ground ;because the heels, having nothing between them, are benefited and relieved. (SeeFig. 479.) Crescent shoes are all the moreneedful for a horse which has weak,incurvated quarters, as they notonly relieve them, but also restorethem to their natural which have contusion at theheels (Wains, corns), should also beshod in this way ; and for cracks(seime, sand-cracks) at the quarter
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. as short as pos-sible, and with thin branches, so that tbe frog comes in contact with the ground ;because the heels, having nothing between them, are benefited and relieved. (SeeFig. 479.) Crescent shoes are all the moreneedful for a horse which has weak,incurvated quarters, as they notonly relieve them, but also restorethem to their natural which have contusion at theheels (Wains, corns), should also beshod in this way ; and for cracks(seime, sand-cracks) at the quarter,it is also advantageous, Tbe sole or frog should neverbe pared ; the Tvall alone should becut down, if it is too long, TVhena horse cuts himself with tbe op-posite foot, the inner branch ofthe shoe ought to be shorter andthinner than the outer, Rasping the foot destroys tbestrength of the hoof, and consequently causes its horn to become dry, and tbehorny laminse beneath to grow weak ; from this often arises an internal inflam-mation, which renders the foot painful, and makes the horse go lame, * * ». .595.—The Shoe as it may be Fitted toSupport Weak Heels. CAUSES OF INJURY. 591
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