132 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



3 to 3| inches wide, and extending about two-thirds of the 

 Avay up the foot. The center of this space should be filed 

 the most. The object of this is to take away the strength 

 from the front of the foot, for it is the pressure coming 

 from the front which cramps or contracts the heel. — 

 Bij J. H. 



Quarter Cracks and Contracted Feet. 



On the subject of quarter cracks and contracted feet, I 

 will say that I use Prof. Magner's expansive shoe or a com- 

 mon, thin-heeled shoe or tip, which allows the heel and frog 

 to come in contact ivith the ground. Either of these shoes 

 will cure a quarter crack where a bar shoe fails to do so, 

 and they are also the best shoes for contracted feet. I 



Fig. 75— Showing the Shoe used by "Vulcan" for Contracted Feet. 



would also advise, at the same time, the application of a 

 mild blister around the coronet, not to draw^ a blister but 

 simply to stimulate and cause growth. Use also veterinary 

 vaseline oi" any other hoof ointment. Pare the foot as a'Ou 

 would anv common foot. If Magner's shoe is used the 

 spreader should be employed three times a week and each 

 time the shoe should be spread about j\ of an inch. The 



