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(c) The toe clip. — Is it in the center? Is it of sufficient strength, 

 height, properly finished and seated? (Pars. 48 and 53.) 



{d) The nails. — Are they evenly driven, the proper height and 

 distance apart? Have any old nail stubs been left in the wall? 

 (Pars. 55 and 56.) 



(e) The clinches. — Are they of proper size? Are they well turned 

 and set in? Are they smoothed off and not rasped sufficiently 

 to weaken them? (Par. 56.) 



The foot should then be raised and the examination continued 

 in the following manner : 



(a) The shoe. — Is it the proper size and weight? The last nail hole 

 not farther back than the bend of the quarter? (Par. 50.) 



(6) The preparation of the foot. — Has enough horn been removed? 

 Has too much been removed? (Par. 42.) Is the foot level? (Par. 

 45.) 



(c) Bearing surface of the foot. — Does the shoe rest evenly on the 

 wall, covering the buttress and showing no air spaces at any point? 

 (Par. 53.) 



(d) Concaving of the shoe. — Is the shoe properly concaved? Xo 

 sole pressure at any point? (Par. 53.) 



(e) Use of the knife. — Has the knife been used on the bars, sole, 

 or frog? (Par. 42.) 



(/) The nails. — Are they well seated in the crease? Are they the 

 correct size? Are they all of the same size? (Pars. 55 and 56.) 



(g) The heels of the ^shoe. — Are they the correct width and thick- 

 ness, properly rounded, without sharp edges or points? Is their- 

 length even with the bulb of the frog? (Pars. 14 and 53.) 



In cases where animals have been shod with calk shoes the fol- 

 lowing should also be noted : 



(a) Toe calh. — Is it properly secured and of proper height and 

 length? 



(b) Heel call. — Are they of the same height as the toe calks? 

 Are they properly turned and finished? 



After becoming accustomed to making the daily inspection, the 

 time necessary should not exceed five minutes for each horse. 



