Show tog T THE H I 1 HORSES HOOP HOOF what it I 1 Is C tl of oni now n 0 to improve Ini prore it the external part of tho the foot conits of three parts tho wall composed of fibrous material so BO closely laid together that in a healthy foot which lias not been spoiled by foolish horse shoeing or the application of oil or hoof ointments they present it a smooth and shining shifting ind and apparently patently ly solid appearance the sole N litch inch is composed of it ii scaly or leafy material which falls off of its own accord when it becomes too thick anil and tile fro frog composed of a fabroni substance like india rubber winch which like tho the scales of the sole bole falls oil off of its own accord alien aben it lia has attained a certain distance from the secreting mom membrane braile the wall of course bears a greatly share of tile ilia weight of the horse especially toward the toe where it is ia tho the thickest but tit the solo find and frog are also designed de ignec by nature to bear a portion and in his wild state they undoubtedly rest on oil th tha ground alio frog also is of gibat service as we have already seen in ill dimill diminishing concussion assisting asistin the powerful flexor tendon in flexing xiii tile foot and in preventing pic pie venting slipping slip pin the wall is family illy attached to the pedal liono bono by between antl and horny leaves on oil its bur burlace Mir face which interlock with a like number of neb liliko leaves formed by the membrane covering the he bone one being raised in ill a kind hind of plaits still faither fill fu ther ither to strengthen streng then this attachment and to enable the wall ivall to bear licar the alio great strain that is upon it it at its posterior part bends sharply around under the wings of the pedal bone where it is still provided with laminia or leaves it is thus that what are called ili the bars of tile the hoof are ara formed A theory is entertained by some that ou on account of this interlocking of the birs bars aud and the pedal innie bone what is called the expansion of ti alic e heel is impossible but any one who lias has seen a shoe that has been on some time removed will have noticed that the heel has considerable lateral elasticity as the shoo shoe is glazed at that part and sometimes even wrought into a groove reeve in regard to the material of tile the hoof the opinion seems to bo be generally accepted that black or blue blua hoofs are composed of tougher horn than white ones and as the fibers of the wall become softer as they are deeper it 13 ia supreme folly to allow tho the farrier to rasp and polish the outside of the hoof all lie has to tie do after the nails are driven is to turn domni the points of tile nails on oil the face of the walls soil and climate have a good deal to d do 0 with wt the size size of the foot A dry sandy soil has a tendency to grow feet less circular in form and therefore more concave in in the sole than softer clay land and it is of importance to keep tile foot rather soft and flexible than hard and brittle where there is a tendency to the latter state it is a goo good I 1 plan to stuff tao alo feet a and nil there is no more effective piat erial for this purpose than cow duril derfl mixed with clay A foot dorsc dofa clive in substance or form renders the best looking horse of little value for work in the cities therefore is use 0 a stallion that whatever his ot other her defects is right at the ground if your mares marcs are defective there by tile use of such a horse you may escape that defect in the produce if you are laying in new mares have them right at the ground short in tile tho leg clean and hat flat in the bone sound in joints deep in rib fib long ion below and ahoi t above and finally bred from a kind of u which aich you know so something methin that is good in ili connection with this it may ba stated that the barriers Farri ers company of england en land give diplomas to noising Noi king blacksmiths alio who have attained sufficient proficiency in their business cut but mr lupton of richmond lUchi nond england contends for an advance ou on this plan and flays that every shoeing smith should learn keaim the anatomy of the alie furbos hi ii sos foot and that the knowledge so acquired would be of great value to the public and likely to bring a correspondingly gi gle eater ater return to the smith who owns own s it |