When a shoe gets loose on the road, proceed cautiously to the nearest forge. A fast pace will throw the shoe, and break the foot. Should the shoe be hanging off, or twisted across the foot, pull it away entirely, and remove any loose nails that might run into the foot. The loss of a shoe in the hunting field is a sad misfortune. If the ground be soft, and the foot strong, the horse may proceed till the sport be finished, when he may be led home, or to the nearest forge. A hind foot receives less injury than a fore one. Sportsmen sometimes carry a shoe, and set of nails, along with them. The shoe is jointed, that it may fit any of the feet. Mr. W. Percivall has invented a sandal, which promises to be of great use. It is secured by straps, and the rider can adjust it himself. It saves the foot until a shoe can be applied; and, over some pieces of ground, it will carry the horse even at a hunting pace. Mr Percivall has made it patent. It may be procured by sending a paper outline of the horse's foot, to Tate, saddler, Park Street, Grosvenor Square; or to Townes and Son, 141, Cheapside, London. Its cost is half a guinea.

The following figures (Fig. 22) represent it on and off the foot.