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 Rh CHAPTER XIX.

THE ‘RIDE AND DRIVE’ H0RSE—OMNIBUS, VAN, TRAMWAY, AND CAB HORSES—TRAMWAY MULES—MR. FEARNLEY ON CALKS—UNSCIENTIFlC SHOEING OF MULES—MR. FEARNLEY ON THE CHARLIER SHOE—BRACY CLARK—MAYHEW ON THE VARIOUS KINDS OF SHOES.

of horse that is extensively kept is le cheval à deux fins, the one that is ridden on one day, and driven, perhaps, the next, and so on. This horse could but gain in both his capacities by going unshod, and it would be an error on the part of his owner to argue within himself that it might answer under saddle, but would not do for harness work, or vice versâ. People are strangely given to shirk innovations by laying hold of every excuse they can put their hands upon.

Omnibus, van, tramway, cab, and such-like horses, busily employed in cities, will perhaps be the last (although not the least requiring) to receive full benefit of a change in the order of things; but get it some day they must, as they have obtained relief from the bearing-rein, for which they are indebted to the energetic agitation of Mr. Flower. A careful inspection of their legs and feet would convince anyone endowed with perception that the present