Observations on the structure, œconomy, and diseases of the foot of the horse, and on the principles and practice of shoeing / by Edward Coleman.

  • Coleman, Edward, 1765-1839.
Date:
1798-1802
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Credit: Observations on the structure, œconomy, and diseases of the foot of the horse, and on the principles and practice of shoeing / by Edward Coleman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    30 deftined to fupport a great weight, and undergo much labor. Thofe that are in the habit of examining the for- mation and oeconomy of animals, as they advance in knowledge, are more and more convinced, that every part is made with infinite wifdom and contrivance; that each part has its particular ufe; and that had it been made otherwife, the purpofes for which it was intended could not have been anfwered.' We fhould have no difficulty in demonllrating that a circular foot, as it comes from the hands of the Maker, is the beft poffible form for the Horfe. No one can doubt but that a foot of this defcription is better adapted to fupport a great weight, than a fharp, oblong, contra6led foot, which finks deep into the ground at every fi.ep, and fatigues the animal. It