HORSESHOKING. 



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THE BAR SHOE. 



Tlio bar shoe (fi*;. i>) has a variety of uses. It enables us to ^ive 

 tlie fro^ pressure, to restore it to its oriujiiial state of activity and 

 development when, by reason of disuse, it has boconie atrophied. Tt 

 pives the hoof an increased surface of supj)ort and enables us to re- 

 lieve one or botii (juarters of unilue pressuie that may have induced 

 inflammation and sorenes.s. The bar of the shoo should equal the 

 averafre width of the remainder of the shoe and should |)ies> but 

 lightly on the branches of the frog. The addition of a leather sole 



Plo. 0. — An acuto;in;,'lod loft fore hoof shod with a 

 Uir Bhoe. Note the width and poeition of the bar 

 and the fact that the nails are placed well toward 

 the toe, so as not to Interfere with the expuDHlon 

 of tl;<- quarters. 



Fui. 10. — A fairly formed rlpht 

 foro loo shoe for a roadster. 

 The toe and outer-hcci calks cut 

 at rljiht an;:les, and the Inner- 

 heel ciilk Is slender and blunt. 

 The back Kiirfaec rf the toe on!k 

 should be perpendicular. 



with tar and oakum sole-packing allows us to distribute the weight 

 of the bodv over the entire srround surface of the hoof. 



THE RUBBER PAD. 



Various forms of rubber pads, rubber shoe^, rope shoes, (iber shoes, 

 antl other contrivances to diminish .shock and prevent slipping on the 

 hard and slippery pavements of our large cities are in use in dilfer- 

 ent parts of the world. In Germany the rope shoe (a malleable-iron 

 shoe with a groove in it« ground surface in which lies a piece of tarred 

 rope) is extensively used with most gratifying results. It is cheap, 

 durable, easily applied, and effective. 



