all parts of its circumference. To amend this position, farriers have formerly made the inner branch of the fhoe exceffive thick, and even raised it upon cramps; which must always have very ill consequences, particularly as the horfe interferes with the heel, and the mifchief is done with the foot lifted up; whence it follows, that the forced ftraight position on the ground, is at laft of no confequence to the main end. When the horse is pigeon-toed, that is, turns his toes inwards, the mode of fhoeing usually adopted, is just the reverse of the above. After all, if any good can poffibly be done in these cafes, it must be from leaving nothing on the inner fide, with which a horse can strike himself; but with this view, an injudicious operator frequently reduces the hoof till it is irrecoverably weakened, the horse has an uneven pofition upon the ground, and still interferes. For HAMMER AND PINCHERS, or over-reaching, fhort fore-fhoes, and a reduction of the toes of the hinder-feet, is the method directed; after which, and fuppofing the horse can go with his quarters exposed, he will most probably still ftrike his fore-heels with what you have left of his hinder toes. I have never seen, or indeed at all confidered the form of the ox's fhoe, fo am unable to judge of the propriety of the following methods given by Saint Bel. The ox is either fhod with Bb 4 with a flat plate of iron, having fix or seven nail-holes on the outer edge, accompanied with projection of four or five inches of iron at the toe, which paffing the cleft of the foot, is bent over the hoof; or with eight fhoes, one under each nail; otherwife with four, one under each external nail; or only two, one under the external nail of each fore-foot. INDEX. A. ALLEN, farrier, account of his book, page 28. Arabia, an original breeding country, 86. 161. Anecdote, repofitory, 180. Running-stable do. Art, equestrian, 226. 246. True feat on horse- Archer, the fastest trotter, 95. Foolishly killed, Authorities, medical, against the received the- ory of obstructed perspiration, 291. Agriculture, > Agriculture, Annals of, 302. Warmly recom- Affes, a few words upon, by defire, 329. B Breeding, not included in this Treatise, 4. The Bracken, Dr. account of his works, 29. Say- Bel, Saint Charles Vial de, veterinary writer 252. 347. Anecdote of one of his work- men, 358. Blood, use and abuse of, 98. Its figns, 165. Boarding-fchool houfe-keeper, anecdote of, 141. Backfides, fore, 261. Byfield Adoniram, his ditty, 292. Bakewell, of Dishley, the greatest improver of Brewery, use of draft-oxen in the, g28. C. Clarke, farrier for Scotland to Geo. III. a va- Compilers characterized, 36. Culley, |