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Domestic News
May 17, 1895
The Union Times
Union, Union County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Article discusses whether horses should be shod, advising against it for soft field work but recommending flat shoes without calks for hard or stony ground to prevent wear and lameness.
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SHOULD HORSES BE SHOD?
This depends on the use they are put to. If it is to work in the field on soft ground, shoes are worse than useless and an unnecessary expense. But for work on hard, gravelly roads or on stony ground, where the hoofs are subjected to much wear, it is better to put shoes on the animal. A shoe should be flat, and fitted to the foot without cutting down the heels, and wholly without calks, which too often cause lameness by throwing the foot out of the natural level, and thus cause strain on the joints.—New York Times.
This depends on the use they are put to. If it is to work in the field on soft ground, shoes are worse than useless and an unnecessary expense. But for work on hard, gravelly roads or on stony ground, where the hoofs are subjected to much wear, it is better to put shoes on the animal. A shoe should be flat, and fitted to the foot without cutting down the heels, and wholly without calks, which too often cause lameness by throwing the foot out of the natural level, and thus cause strain on the joints.—New York Times.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
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Horse Shoeing
Farming Advice
Animal Husbandry
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Advice on shoeing horses depending on terrain: unnecessary on soft ground, beneficial on hard surfaces if flat and without calks to avoid lameness.