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SHOETNG. 



and spaces between the bars and frog. To show this more clearly, 

 three sectional drawings are made from half-size casts, showing the 

 concavity of the foot at different points between the heel and turn 

 of the hoof, and the necessarily great disturbance of this relation by 



the form of shoe 



usually put on. 



Fig. A shows the 



foot at the point 



of the heels as 



it rests upon the 



ordinary thick 



shoe, with calks 



raising the frog 



and sole so un- 

 naturally high 



from the ground 



that there can 



be no contact of 



those parts with 



it necessary for 



obtaining mois- 



ture and preserv- 

 ing a condition 

 of health. In ad- 

 dition it will be 

 noticed that in 

 the way shoes 

 are usually fitted, 

 the bearing sur- 

 face is very much 

 concaved, tend- 

 ing to crowd the 



Fig. 436.— Right Front Foot, quarters togeth- Fm. 437.— Inferior, Lateral, and Pes 

 Posterior and Sligiitly ^j. p|^ g shows *erior View of the Right Front Fool,. 



the same, with Showing Ligaments of Tendons. 



Lateral View. 



same, 



a, c, Perforans tendon ; f, r i fittinP" », Sensitive frog; h, Perforans 



Suspensory ligament. '-' & tendon; f, Suspensory ligament. 



of shoes as they 

 should be ; Figs. C and D show the same at relative distances be- 

 tween there and the turn of the foot ; D, at the widest part, repre- 

 senting a heavy shoe. (See page 347, Figs. 472-475.) 



If a colt's foot grows too long or out of line, it should be leveled 

 down so as to make the adjustment natural, the outer edg.e 



