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side (see Plate No. 14) deep enough to draw 

 blood, then with a fine shoeing knife, cut little 

 notches down from the cornet and across the 

 groove at certain equal distances, as shown by 

 illustration No. 14, the entire length of the 

 groove. These notches should also be deep 

 enough to draw blood. This will relieve the 

 pressure caused by contraction from the carti- 

 lages on both sides, and allow them to resume 

 their proper shape. 



Having the foot ready for a shoe, a hand should 

 be placed on each side of the foot, pressing it 

 outward in the manner shown by Plate No. 15. 

 The shoe must be very carefully fitted, and must 

 have eight nail-holes, for the reason that it is 

 the heel nails that relieve a horse while in 

 contraction. 



The shoe should be fitted so as to project at 

 least a quarter of an inch on each side of the 

 foot, so as to see the nail-holes projecting on each 

 side of the outer and inner quarter. Having 

 this accomplished, the bearing should be equal ; 

 the nails must be driven first toward the toe, 



