15^ MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



the bearing on both sides of the crack. If the crack 

 goes up to the coronet and is deep, cut off both sides 

 of the crack the whole length. About one inch below 

 the coronet, cut a deep cut clear through either with a 

 knife or hot sharp iron across the crack. This will 

 help to start a new hoof. 



If the flesh sticks up between the cracks, let a veter- 

 inarian burn it off. In shoeing for this trouble, it is 

 best to use a bar shoe (endless) and shoe the horse 

 often. 



SEEDY TOE 



When shoes with a clip or a cap on the toe are used 

 it sometimes happens that the toe is bruised and it 

 starts a dry rot extending up between the wall and the 

 laminae. Remove the shoe, pare away the hoof at the 

 toe so as to take away the bearing from the toe. Any 

 white or meaty substance should be picked out. Apply 

 hot pine tar into the hole, and dip a little wad of tow 

 in the hole to fill up. Replace the shoe, but don't let 

 the clip touch the wall. 



PRICKING 



Pricking often happens in shoeing from a nail run- 

 ning into the quick, but the horse is often pricked by 

 stepping on a nail or anything that will penetrate the 

 sole and run into the quick. If the horse is pricked by 

 shoeing pull of the shoes and examine each nail, the 



