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DISEASES OF THE HOBSE. 



In the large cities of England and the United States rubber pads 

 are extensively used. They are rather expensive, but are quite effi- 

 cient in preventing slipping on polished and g-ummy pavements, 

 though not so effective on ice. 

 Figure 11 is an illustration of one 

 of the best of many rubber pads. 

 The rubber is stitched and ce- 

 mented to a leather sole and is 

 secured by the nails of a three- 

 quarter shoe. Such a pad will 

 usually last as long as two shoes. 

 Thev maA' be used continuouslv. 



Pig. 11. - Left fore hoof of regular form shod 

 with a rubber pad and " three-quarter '" 

 shoe. (Ground surface.) 



Fig. 1?.— a narrow riuht fore hoof of the 

 base-wide I toe-wide I standing position, 

 shod with a plain " dropped-crease " 

 slioe to prevent the toe cutting (interfer- 

 ing). The dotted line at the inner toe 

 indicates the edge of the wall which 

 •was rasped away in order to narrow tlie 

 hoof along the strilting section. Note 

 tlii> inward bevel of the slioe at this 

 point, the dropped crease, tlie distribu- 

 tion of the nails, tlie long " full " inni-r 

 branch, and the short " close " outer 

 branch. 



not only without injury to the hoof, but to its great benefit. The 

 belief, unsupported by evidence, that rubber pads " draw the feet " 

 keeps many from using them. A human foot encased in a rubber 

 boot may eventually be blistered by the sweat poured iijion the sur- 

 face of the skin and held there by the impervious rubber till decom- 

 position takes place with the formation of irritating fatty acids; 

 but there is no basis for an analogy in the hoof of a horse. 



OTHER SPECIAL FORMS. 



Some drawings, designed to illustrate shoeing in connection with 

 "interfering" and "forging," and other special conditions, are 

 shown in figures 13 to 18. 



