The Archive · 1876

The Shoeing of Horses

It has been ji irked that ''the health of a horse is dependent on the condition of his feet and many of this community are now so interested in ponies, some for pleasure, others from necessity, that the following notes on " shoeing,"

For bruised heels (corns), or for feot that have suffered much by rasping and ing, a three-quarter shoo may be used.

is is made by cutting off the iron on the inside quarter towards the heel, and the shoe at this part should be thinned. Tips or half-shoes may be used for the same reason and in the same way, the

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