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INTRODUCTION.

INDEX

THE ART OF SHOEING HORSES.

I. FOALS.

II. PREPARING THE FOOT FOR THE SHOE.

III. A TROTTER INCLINED TO SINGLEFOOT AND PACE.

IV. CAUSES FOR BECOMING ROUGH GAITED.

V. SHIN HITTING OF THE FRONT LEGS.

VI. HOW TO MAKE A SHOE TO PREVENT WINGING IN.

VII. SHIN HITTING OF THE HIND LEGS.

VIII. KNEE AND ARM HITTING.

IX. JOGGING A KNEE KNOCKER WINTER AND SPRING, AND THE BEST WAY TO SHOE AND FIX THE FOOT TO DEVELOP THE MUSCLES.

X. A BAD SHIN, KNEE AND ARM HITTER, TROTTER.

XI. SHIN, KNEE AND ARM HITTING PACER.

XII. ELBOW HITTING.

XIII. AN UNUSUAL CASE OF ELBOW HITTING.

XIV. PADDLING.

XV. HOW TO MAKE A SHOE TO PREVENT PADDLING.

XVI. HITCHING, HOPPING OR RUNNING BEHIND.

XVII. FORGING.

XVIII. SCALPING.

XIX. REMEDY FOR SCALPING.

XX. SIDEWEIGHTS.

XXI. WHEEL SWINGING.

XXII. KNUCKLING OVER.

XXIII. STUMBLING.

XXIV. SPEEDY CUTTING.

XXV. A BAD SPEEDY CUTTER.

XXVI. GAITING COLTS.

XXVII. NEGLECTED HIND FEET.

XXVIII. KNEE ACTION WITHOUT EXTENSION.

XXIX. HORSES THAT GET AWAY SLOW, BUT FINISH FAST.

XXX. TO CONVERT A PACER TO TROT.

XXXI. CONVERTING A TROTTER TO THE PACE.

XXXII. CONTRACTED HEELS.

XXXIII. CAUSE OF CONTRACTED HEELS.

XXXIV. CORNS.

XXXV. TOE CRACK OR SPLIT FOOT.

XXXVI. QUARTERCRACK.

XXXVII. DISHED OR SCOOPED TOE.

XXXVIII. CONCUSSION.

XXXIX. FOUNDER, CHRONIC LAMINITIS OR DROPPED SOLE.

XL. CROSS-FIRING PACERS.

XLI. NOTE OF IMPORTANCE.

XLII. KEEP THE FEET LEVEL.

XLIII. PULLING ON ONE LINE AT SPEED.

XLIV. A GOOD JUDGE OF GAIT.

XLV. BAR SHOES.

XLVI. SLIPPING OR SLIDING TOO MUCH.

XLVII. SIDEWEIGHT SHOES.

XLVIII. TOE WEIGHT SHOES.

XLIX. POCKET WEIGHTS.

L. ANKLE HITTING OR INTERFERING.

IN CONCLUSION.