SHOEING. 



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Fulton Ferry, New York City. It is that of a pony mare driven 

 before a huckster's wagon. The right foot was so contracted by this 

 excessive accumulation of horn, that its mobility was entirely de- 

 stroyed. It will be noticed that the toe of the shoe is carried 

 forward something like a sled crook, to enable a rolling motion 

 upon the ground. It was pitiable to witness the pain 

 and misery this poor animal exhibited. She walked 

 with a crippled, sensitive motion, and while standing 

 would put out one foot, then the other, 

 but mostly the right one. The case 

 could have been easily relieved of pain 



Fig. 449. 



Fig. 450.— Too Short Fig. 451.— Too Oblique, 

 and Upright. 



Fig. 452,— Natural 

 Obliquity of Ankle. 



and soreness, by simply cutting down the feet and thoroughly soaking 

 and opening the quarters, as explained in treatmentfor " Contraction." 

 The dotted lines represent the point to which the horn should be 

 cut away, showing an excess of accumulation of over three inches. 



The Shoe. 



The shoe should, in form and 

 size, little more than cover the 

 wall, excepting at the heels 

 where it should be so much wider 

 and longer as to compensate for 

 the growth of the foot, and be 

 heavy enough to sustain the at- 

 trition, or wear, for the time it is 

 Fig. 454.— Too High expected to be on. But should 

 on One Si e, ^j^j^ require an excessive thick- 



ness, then the bar may be made 

 wider, to permit more wearing surface. It should fit closely all the 

 way around to the bearing surface prepared for its reception, so 

 that it may give to the crust all the support it can receive, and 



Fig. 453.— Heels too High. 



