The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30
SHOOTING A COLT
Many Horses Injured While Young by
No, Following Sane Lanes,

N, af.l shosins Of colt e tbs mos'
important II all. Many suei h"ist la
M. .,.tl ,mfalfr,l b. Nt0hg Judgment he
M. ,,.s1 IA doing the hfsi job oi shotihs
az, have heard much on shocips hflhs AZ
M negrssitt bat the greatest q Al rNt'
ro,n,. when the shooting 81 the co.'s hsa hp'
krtn followed along sanr hhrs -
IN the hands 81 oiilFishi u.in''
trouble rarely siaris with the hisi .hoeihs
ls,.usr experience irlls the hanatt
aaly the Kind 81 a shec that shoalh -
u,el on the col, lor the hrl time,
Two YEAR, Of ase Be- not TOO young ~
a. d., .b.es 10 H. tmt GA, but Al ihi'
- Wb,n the hrcakins,in proves has lSrt
.inr,l lie bones 90 muscles 81 the eol'
haye not vi received ihvlr iull portion @,
gtovtb - strength, aud in order 70 aNeil
lteakarr 10 the hooi aud other datuase -
m, loot !, i advisable when colts ate he
inc worked Il that age 90 Apply hopi wear
IN. unfortunate thing about hone
shoains i that some people look 70 ave
|.Xpen.ts III shocng by applying W"it
y,i,b, an the feet than the animal = abs
N rarr, and DO himself justice. \ colt two
,sars old that i a speed prospect should
IN 4. asked 10 carry more than three q
3 -FOUR ounecs. and Il j. not out OF pipe V
have the same weight attached 10 'afh
h,.oi
Notwithstanding the fact hat there ars
men in the horse business who are always
willing to charge some form 81 lheoihiF
teuoe or ignorance against the horscshori'
I il i nevertheless a fact that The morse
shoers Of today understand Their trade De''
ter than those Of past history. ne IN
proycment can be credited Tor the most
NM 10 the close association which horse
,hoers have had with men who have gwen
a lifetime OF study 20 the gaiting OF horses
some OF thesc, however, are not 10 be
considered among the rank Of those who
understand all Of the requirements Of !
horse. 80 far as his shoelng Is concerned.
Take. for instance, one who looks merely
al the side Of gait without considering lhe
conformation OF the animal II j. IMPOSE
BE for such 4 man 10 give sound ana safe
advice 10 A sheer for the reason that be
bas not looked into the first requirement
az the case, and that is conformation. :,
4 horse with long toe and low heel,
either hind or front, does not possess true
conformation, and what nature has denied
the art OF the sheer must be called INTO
play 10 correct or remedy whatever ceiect
The abnormal in conformation may nave
produced. In this particular sheer WIZ
advise method OF shoeing that VIII brng
the fall and the ground lItau VI INV 49,
as nearly as possible under the center OF
the leg. II the hind feet are affected alike
10 those Of the front, the same. process
must be.followcd, that Of centralizlng the
location Of the ground tread with that OF
the leg
And the same reasoning follows, II ga
tine mas denied truth in conformation to
the animal in other respects The toeout
foot. either hind or front, as a rule invites
to the horse ofishness in his gait, and IN
many cases a destruction OF natural s'lt
and speed. But in the hands OF compe'
tent trainer and sheer the remedy IS up:
Piled by art, and thus the two guides OF
the work act in concert IN producing IN
Improvement in the animal, which, as stat
ed, has not been allotted by nature Itself.
But TO begin right with the shoeing Of
the colt and following through the life OF
INC horse. none of those troubles which
are found located in the animal which has
not been taken Alright at the outstart are
generally experienced because the shoelng
Of the colt has been rightly directed end
properly followed from the beginning