Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-04
"THE WORLD
PARIS. MAINE.
Fun tn. A~.r,e,s STOCK JOsp.L
ShoeinE Horses.

II 10 . generally we'll updestood fac, BY
horsetnsn that more horses feet are injured
BY bad sboeing than In any other way.
While we have had line upon line and pro
csp, upon precep, upon this subject. the
evil cootipues without abatement. We
venture nothing when We cay that moro
than one bali the horses Of eight years old
and upwards, clearly show the effect OF bad
shoeinS In one way or another. And yet u
seems to uss very easy matter to ob,iate
The main ditscul,y. BY following few sim.
pie rules only. Much that has been written
and published upon the subjcc. Of hors.
shosins has been OF 90 scientific . character.
going ~ much into minute detail. and OF.
ten IN % ambiguous language. that bat few
hor.s sbocrs are sufficiently learned to IN.
ders,snd aud follow H.; and We very much
doubt u the writers themselves have . very
clear idea oi the principles they would in-
culc,.te.
Scientific kno~lsdss is Of great bsnc6, to
10. pcs.cssor. when generously intsrsperssd
with good practical common scnss. without
which l, i' Of bu. little value TO anybody
Shoeing hor,s 10 . purely mechanical op-
GRAFTON. and D, good principle. were follow.
ell fewer complaints would b. heard Of bad
.hoeins. A Tow clearly defined rules. sueh
a. may be easily Understood and followed
by anyone, will DO .aiicisnt TO ob,iate in
the main. II not entirely the difhcul,y which
is the subjec, Of almost universal complaint.
Young horses, if sbod at all before four or
Eve years old. should have their shoes taken
OF and rcse, ss often as once In four weeks.
The hoof should b. kept parrd at the heel
- that the irog may come To tbs ground.
TIL. keeps the frog moi., and healthy. and
has tendency to spread the heel and keep
the foo, in lu natural SHAPE. The of,
healthy frog acts as = cushion. and saves
the foot irom damage while the animal
travels upon hard rOais. IL also keep. the
loot N healthy state, and is therefore OF
crca, importance TO the valus Of the horse.
n the heel IL suffered 10 grow doun, the
fros a-comC- dry and hony, and when iI
cOme. in contact with q stone or other hard
substance, the bor-e cripple and 'uo.c.
auen,ly become. lame. when the hooi
grows down long at the heel. u become. dry
and cOn,raetei. and the horse stands upon
hi. toe. in an unnatural aud .rainin: po.
.i,iou. The FROG, however ragged, should
not be touched by tho sboers knife. To
avoid raising the bel 90 that the foot must
come to the ground IN On unnatural posi-.
ton. the sho. should b. the same thickness
At the toe a. q, the heel.
When the Zoo, 10 properly pared, the
shoe should BE- made " Ct IL % perfectly.
thas ,be out.ide crust Of the hooi will not
have 10 BE- cut down TO q, the sho,. The
shoe should not Be opened a, the heel wider
than the ho1t. as this has q tendency 10
crowd in ani contract the hoot st this
point, bot u the outside Of the shoe |,
brought In cvsn With the ouvlde Of tie
hoof. It las the opposite sssc, The hOof
should be never rasP,d or hled above the
elinehS.. or the natural enamel, which il
gwen To IL fCr some ~iso purpOse i' disturb
cd. Fancy shoer.-irOm all Of whom good
Lord deliver us-are too muck In the prac.
,icc Of ra.pins. fling, and and.papering
the hoof to make i, look nice, ~i,hou, ever
thinking ,ha, they are doing 1t an injury
thA, is beyond their 20 ~er TO repair.