542 DIRECTIONS FOR SHOEING HORSES. 



DIRECTIONS FOR SHOEING HORSES WITH ORDINARY 



FEET, 



Heprinted from a Pamphlet, 1896. For use in the forge. 



1. Before removing the Old Shoe, each Clench should be carefully 

 and fully raised. Note 1. 



2. The Crust or Wall is not to be rasped. Note 2. 



3. The Sole is not to be pared out. Note 3. 



4. The Frog, if healthy, is not to be pared, or even trimmed* Note 4. 



5. The Bars are not to be cut away. Note 5. 



6. The seat of Corn is not to be pared out. Note 6. 



7. The Crust or wall is to be lowered as much as may represent what 

 would be worn away if the foot were not shod. Remember that there is 

 a greater growth of horn at the toe than in other parts of the foot. 

 Therefore more will require to be taken off at the toe than elsewhere. 

 Therefore shorten the toe. Especial care must also be taken that the 

 feet are made the same length. 



8. When the Crust has been lowered all round, then make the 

 ground surface quite level all round with the Rasp. 



9. To ascertain whether the surface is level, the Shoe may be applied 

 sufficiently warm to mark any inequalities, but not hotter than is neces- 

 sary for this purpose. 



10. When the surface has been made level, take off the sharp Edge 

 of the Crust with the Rasp, in other words, blunt it. This is necessary 

 to prevent its splitting. 



11. All Shoes should be Flat to the sole, not seated-out. 



For Riding and Light Draught horses make a shoe to fit the foot, 

 neither longer nor smaller, nor larger than the crust, except at the 

 heels, where it may be not more than one-eighth inch wider than the 

 crust. Note 11. 



For Heavy Draught horses in towns where the streets are paved, it 

 is found necessary to make the shoes wider and longer at the heels than 

 the crust. Unless this assistance is given, the horse cannot get a firm 

 hold, and therefore he will be liable to slip and roll, and soon become 

 lame. 



For Heavy Draught horses, employed on farms, etc., it is necessary 



