Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

At Volo, the other day,we saw Mr. Carpenter, the village blacksmith, fitting wooden shoes to a pair of horses to enable them to work upon swampy land. Each shoe consists of a block of wood about 8 inches square, the calks fitting into the wood and a bail passing over the foot and fastening it to the shoe. A horse will travel a little awkwardly at first, but very soon becomes accustomed to them. By their use many of the swamps and sloughs formerly cut with scythes are now mowed with machines. it is the custom to remove the shoes at night.