152 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



shoe, set the toe on the. inside of the shoe, or on the 

 inside edg-es, and cutting- out of a rubber boot leg- a piece 

 the same size as the shoe, put it under the shoe. — By A. 

 C. A. 



Shoeing for Corns. 



My way of curing* horses that have corns, or are hoof- 

 bound as we cou^imonl^^ call it, is as folloAvs : 



I use a common factory-made shoe that is not too 

 light, the weig-ht being made to depend upon the weig'ht 

 of the horse. The shoe has a toe and heel that are the 

 same as those on the ordinary shoe, but I am careful 

 not to have the toe too hig:h, and I spring' the heel away 

 from the hoof behind at least one-fourth of an inch just 

 behind the last nail, which should not be too close to the 

 heel. That will expand the hoof half an inch or more in 

 less than a year and the corn will disappear. When a 

 quick cure is needed I cut the corn out well and burn black 

 with a hot iron. — By A. B. 



