Commentary for Shabbat 105:13

אבל יוצא הוא באגד שעל גבי המכה ובקשישין שעל גבי השבר ובשיליא המדולדלת בה . ופוקקין לה זוג בצוארה ומטיילת עמו בחצר

nor a cow with a muzzle on its mouth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It was muzzled until it came to its own fields, so that it should not browse in other peoples' land. ');">²³</span> nor may foals [be led out] into the streets with fodder-bags around their mouths; nor an animal with shoes on its feet, nor with an amulet, though it is proven;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., three animals had been healed thereby. Generally speaking, Judaism is opposed to superstitious practices (v. Sanh. 65b, 66a; M. Joseph, Judaism as Creed and Life, pp. 79-81; 384); nevertheless, the Rabbis were children of their time and recognized the efficacy of such practices and took steps to regulate them. ');">²⁴</span>

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