SHOEING. 



This spring, with particulars, can be obtained by addressing the 

 patentee, Mr. Roberge. 



Rolling Motion Shoe. 



I also give illustrations of a form of shoe devised and largely- 

 used by him with great success, which he has patented. The object 



to be attained is, where 

 there is want of mobil- 

 ity, or much soreness 

 and inflammation, to so 

 form and adjust the shoe 

 that the foot will partly 

 roll upon the ground, 

 thereby relieving the 

 strain and irritation. To 

 use Mr. Roberge's words, 

 " This shoe, by allowing 

 the foot to roll upon the ground, gives the foot the advantage of 

 an extra joint, and to that degree relieves the strain or want of 

 mobility, which causes lameness or soreness." Consequently, it 

 not only enables the horse to travel easier, but aids in making a 

 cure. This principle of treatment he has studied very closely, and 

 it is remarkably successful. 



This principle of treatment has long been in use. I give an il- 

 lustration from Lafosse, showing a side view of the hoof fitted for the 



Fig. .524. — Transverse Section of a Model Hoof 

 at the Quarters. 



Fig. 525.— Showing the Usual Arch 

 of the Sole. 



Fig. 526.— Showing Effect of 

 a Little Contraction. 



Fig. 527.— Sole Bent 

 Upwards. Effect 

 of Contraction. 



shoe ; also a specimen of the French shoe. The principle is to turn up 

 the shoe at the heel and toe about the thickness of the iron. Mr. 

 Roberge's shoe differs essentially from this, in that he gives a curv- 

 ature sidewa}'s as well as with the length of the foot. What he 

 terms his " best shoe," and which is the most unusual, is Fig. 568, 

 which is a thin plate hammered into a rounded or bowl shape, the 



