THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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A Shoe for Contracted Feet. 



The accompajiyiiig- illustration, Fig*. 82, represents a 

 hoi'seshoe used by some smiths for spreading- the heels 

 of hoof-bound or contracted feet. The outside is beveled 

 off so that when the weight comes on the foot it will tend 

 to spread the hoof. The nail holes are made well forward, 

 so as to allow the back or heel more room to expand. Jt 

 will readily be seen that with a shoe so formed the pressure 

 on the hoof will be considerable every time the horse makes 

 a step. — By M. J. S. N. 



Shoeing a Mule's Contracted Foot. 



A man came to my shop once with a lame mule. The 

 animal's feet were so contracted that he could hardly walk. 

 A German veterinary surgeon came with the owner of the 



Fig. 83— Showing the Piece welded on the under side of the Heel for Contraction. 



mule and under this surgeon's instructions I did the shoe- 

 ing' as follows : 



I first made a shoe, using for the job a Burden's No. 3 



Fig. 84— Showing the Piece welded on the Inside. 



hind-shoe, and next welded a piece about 2 inches long on 

 the under side of the heel on each side, as shown at A, 



