SHOEING. 



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extend well back under it ; or fitting a steel plate across the part so 

 as to give an even support all the way round, and the adjustment 

 made easy by packing with 

 oakum, though in most 



cases the sole will not bear 

 pressure, and is simply to 

 be protected by a wide 

 shoe. The shoeing of such 

 feet must be in a great 

 measure experimental; 

 consequently the ingenu- 

 ity of the owner or smith 

 must be exercised to con- 

 form with best advantage 

 to the condition of the case. 

 First, do nothing that will 

 irritate or make the foot 

 sore. It simply must be supported to the best advantage, and the mo- 



FiG. 569.— Roberge's Best Form of Shoe lo Aid the 

 Mobility of the Foot in Lameness. 



Fig. 570. 



-Side View of the Above, Showing 

 the Curve. 



bility aided by rounding the toe, or setting the calks well back under it. 



Special Causes of Injury.* 



I add references to a few 

 authorities, showing the 

 bad effect of paring the 

 sole and frog excessively^ 

 rasping the outer surface 

 of the hoof, and the use of 

 thick, badly-fitting shoes. 

 I will call attention first 

 to the most prominent authority. Prof. Coleman, from whose teach- 

 ings all the modern works in this country have been principally 

 guided in their instruction. 

 In January, 1792, a Veterin- 

 ary College was started in 

 London. A short time after- 

 ward Edward Coleman was 

 appointed Chief Professor. I 

 cannot do better here than 

 to copy from Prof. Gamgee's 

 work on " Shoeing," pub- 



*The illustrations in this article overrun the text, and this will explain why they are not 

 placed opposite the matter referring to them. 



Fig. 571.— An Exact Scale of the Curve 

 of the Above Shoe. 



Fig. 572. — Cross-section of the Same. 



