The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-23
AGRICULTURE.
From Loudon's Encyclopedia Of Agriculture.
THE SH0ElNGo OF HORSES.

eni 10 he fore, being u lutte suuarcr at the toe
Tor about an inch 10 which squareness the
boot Is TO be also adapfed by rasp'ng it slightly
so, avoiding, however TO DO il injuriously. Nv
this mode n steady point Of bearing is afforded
to the hinder feet IN the great exeriions they
are oi'en called upon 10 make III galloping. leap-
ing, &c.
They arc, when thus formed. less liable. also.
to interfere with the fore shoes by clicking.
When horses ritck or ooerredth very much, II is
also common TO square, or rather to shorten the
toes OF the hinder shoes but not to do SD nv
the horn by which, the hoof meets the middle
Of the fore shoe insteHh Of thu shoe itself md
the unpleasant noise of thu stroke OF click of
one foot against the other Is avoided.
porieftfs mhich necessarily occur in ahoeing.
The tdr shoe rs the most lmportapt variety, aud
II is 10 be regretted thai 50 much prejudice pte-
walls against the us, OF ia sh0r. which can on
" arise from It's supposed an.ieh,ly appearance
as brtokenlng uns 'undntss.-As a defence 10
weak thin feel il is inval nablr. MS It removes u
| part ofthe pressure from the heels aud quarters.
which can III hear II. 10 the frog which can well
bear II lni a well formed Lbrshop should no,
have its barred pari raised into ~ pdsr be-
hind, but such part shAild be Of one inform
Thickness broughOutihe web of the bar, which,
instead of being the naffowesi, should be the
widest paIt u the shoe. The thickness II the
bar SHOULD be grea.er or less SO ~ to be adnp-
ted 10 take only a moderate pressure from the
frog. When The fog Is altogether liberated u.
way BY thrush, the bar may be alt gethrr piain /;
but this torm of shoe Is sill he best ii these
cases, as II prevents the tend r surface FROM he
inc wounded. IL CONS his soc Is iu,al.
liable, aud may then be So made as 10 lie OF The
all cied par, whIrh /. the giear desideraium in
coius.
The hunting shoe is made higher than the
common one, u I'd 1t Of cnnscqu- nee thai IL ~
made TO SIT a. fla TO ti. foot as can sale v do
" ithoni pressing on The sole by which the
great suction in c ayey grounds is much lessen.
ed. bunting fore >hoes should also br as short
ai the heels A. = consistent nh safety 10 the
GOT, TO avoid he danger of helue p1l.ed Of by
the hinder shoes nor should The web pf pei 4
all, II is the custom 10 turn up The outel heel
to prevent slipping which is dorc sometimes
TO both fore aud hind fret. and sometimes n,I,
to the latter. A, this prechutiou can dafdiv be-
avoided in hllly slippery ground, it shoa d he
rendered as lhtle huri'ui a pc ,ible by making
the tread equ | TO "hich purpose lhlcken the
inner heel and turn mp the udter This il bet
ierthaniosefmg The outerheelt 10 receiyethe shoe.
which still leaves both he tread aud foot me
ven.
The racing shoe, or piate. is one made rs light
and slender aS will bear the weight OF the horse,
aud the operations of forging, growing, add
punching 10 enable il 10 do which, II ought TO.
e made Of the very best swedish Iron. ihlee,
81 nj most ionf mats. are s~nficient o. each side
and 10 avoid the interfering Of The hIna with The
fore feet, the heels OF lie toie 4hocs are liadp as
short as they can safely be-. As ,aeers nrc
sH"d ia the stable, the owners ishould he donb
y careful that the plate is an exact fl Many
pairs oight to be brought and tried beio p any
are suffered 10 he put On, and which Is moie i'm
portant than is AZ first considered.
Grass shoes or tips, are very short pieces plae-
ed on the toe alone. IN horses TUNED 10 PInss ln
summer; AT which time the ate essrntiall, ne
cessary to guard the fore feet, which ofher~ts,
become brnken away aud iirtttIeyaAlz iniur
ed. They should ne looked Al, occasionail, ~
see that they do not indent Themselves into the
soles.
Frost at0ts have the ends turned up 10 PIE
vent the foot from sliding unless tho tarning
up OF caltio br hardened, they soon weaf Ieyel
aud require To be renewed. 10 the injury of The
foo by such tIcquont removals 10 REMEDY
his, many inventions nave ben tired one 90
the best ofthcse is that al Doctor Moore, Ia
which the frost clip Is made distinct aud nova
biz by means Of aftmale screw worked IN g.,
TO which a knob on wedge and mate screw are
adapted n key being used for fixing OF icmo-
wing il
Hgh eathlHS, or furn ups, however objection
abie IN general sluemg, vel IN PERCEPTIONS coun-
ties, as tho-e OF Devoa>hife Yorkshire, aud ni
Scotland, &c, are absolutely neces,ai, Tor Ihcu
draft horses. 1t greatly o5VIatcs the wis NJ uu-
even pressure, liza calAln be also put IN the toe
and II would be still petter were these caiLpns
st,eIed particularly tin fore ones.
The st0eiag n dstasad fret is ne esssrily We
~ various. and Is too often lett 10 the disc etion
of the smith. b. which the evils themselves are