A compendium of the veterinary art. Containing plain and concise rules for the treatment of all the disorders and accidents to which the horse is liable; with observations on grooming, feeding, exercise, and the construction of stables. Also, a brief description of the structure, economy, and diseases of the horse's foot, with the principles and practice of shoeing / [James White].

  • White, James, -1825.
Date:
1829
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Credit: A compendium of the veterinary art. Containing plain and concise rules for the treatment of all the disorders and accidents to which the horse is liable; with observations on grooming, feeding, exercise, and the construction of stables. Also, a brief description of the structure, economy, and diseases of the horse's foot, with the principles and practice of shoeing / [James White]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XXV iated for ruining horses very quickly. This is what Mr. Clark has endeavoured to show in his work of 1810. The reader should be informed, that the French shoe is made somewhat in this form : so that when the horse stands a plain surface, neither the toe nor the heel have any bearing on the ground. The double curved line is intended to represent a side view of the outer branch of the shoe as it rests on the ground, the Latter is shown by the thick horizontal line! Ihis is not given as a correct representation of the degree of curvature which the French give the snoe; but it shows sufficiently that it is the middle of the shoe only that bears on the ground. This form,, with the concavity of the surface next the toot, is termed the ajusture of the shoe, and is de¬ signed to effect a balancing, from the fore to the hind part, which he conceives is necessary to the free and easy motion of the lower articulations or joints {il opere un balancement de devcmt en arriere si necessciire pour entretenir le jeu des articulations injeneures des membres). The third part of the work begins with a minute description of a farrier’s apron, with pockets or pouches, in which he keeps his instruments and nails {le tablier d ferrer). This highly interesting detail occupies nearly eight pages, and is moreover illus¬ trated by a plate. Having dismissed the smith’s apron, M. Jauze proceeds to a description of the instruments and nails, which are represented bv plates, and very minutely described. Then comes the method of pointing the nails, which is followed by considerations necessary for the farrier to keep in mmd before and after, as well as during, the tmie he is shoeing. This article contains some use¬ ful advice and observations. The next article, 12^