DETAILS 01" SHOEING. 485 



.'». That iu a fairly uurmal liuof the uails art- brought out— the centre 

 nail oue inch above the shoe, and the anterior and posterior nails slightly 

 h'ss. Allowance however must be made according to circumstances iu 

 very Hat and iu very upright hoofs. 



■1. That the Shoe is not wider than the natural edge of the wall. 



5. That the Feet are the same length — /. c. that one has not been 

 lowered more than the other. 



0. That the Nail heads lit accurately into the nail holes or fullering. 



7. That the Sole of the foot is not pared out. 



M. That the Frog has not been pared, unless from unhealthy actiou it 

 has become ragtred. 



!'. That the Wall has not been cut into too deep to seat the Clips. 



]<>. That the Clenches liave not Wen rasped after being turned down. 



These instructions are for Hiding horses and for the lighter class of 

 Harness liorses. 



Such horses reipiire to be shod ' close," as any Projection of the shoe.s 

 beyond the wall or any Len;.'th of the shoes at the heels greater than 

 tiie heels of the hoof, will render the shoes liable to be pulled up in fast 

 work, or in deep ground. 



Heavy Draught horses with their wide Heshy heels and not unfre- 

 <|uently weak walls to their feet, need the amount of cover aflforded by a 

 greater width of shoe and consequent projection both on the sides and at 

 the heels. 



Practically there is no fear of brushing iu the heavy breeds, as the legs 

 are by nature i)laced much further apart than in well-bred horses; and 

 the slower pace of work renders the heels of the shoes of the horse iu 

 front less liable to be pulled off by the horse behind. 



M'rifjht II f ■•<hnex. — For riding and light draught horses 11 oz. to 1 lb. is 

 a fair average weight. For heavy drau;.'ht horses the weight of the shoes 

 will retpiire to be increased according to the side and weight of the 

 horse. In London the wei;;ht of the shoes of railway van horses is 

 generally about ^1 lbs. to 2^^ lbs. ; whilst in the very larpre heavy '' trolley " 

 horses used in the docks 4. lbs. is quite common, and 7 lbs. per shoe i* 

 occasionally found. 



99U. To shoe a troublesome Horse. 



The chief difficulty generally occurs with the hind feet. I have tried 

 the following plan •with success. 



1st. To prevent the possibility of the horse getting loose, put a rope 

 about ten yards long on the ring of the snatfle. The horse may start 

 backwards or forwards, but a rope of the above length avUI be sufHcient 

 to hold him without any undue or violent cheek. Practically horses do 

 not run backwards or forwards above a few yards. 



2nd. Put a stout, well-padded shank with a strong ring round one 

 fetlock. Attach a long roj>e to the ring of the shank. 



3rd. Pull up the leg of the foot, which you desire to shoe, from hrfurr. 

 The horse will resist this at first and try to get his foot to the ground. 



