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THE PRACTICAL H0R8ESH0ER. I6l 



use a lower calk next time, and when his g-ait is thoroughly 

 ^busted,' when he gives up his old way of going* for g"ood, 

 he can be let down level." 



This was one case; may there not be others like it ? If 

 among* our score or more of shops this horse found no cure 

 of his knocking' until b^^ chance an outsider took up the 

 case, wh}' is it not reasonable to suppose that tliere may be 

 other places in which this wrinkle has been untried, but 

 "w^ould be just the thing-? Only for extreme cases would I 

 advocate this plan. — By S. W. Goodyear. 



Shoeing Interfering Horses. 



I will g-ive my plan for shoeing horses for interfering in 

 front feet. 



In the first place pare the foot perfectly level, then have 

 your shoe the same thickness on both sides, but have the 

 web of the outside of the shoe a little wider than the inside 

 in order to have it some heavier on the outside. Then if 

 the horse strikes with the inside quarter or betweeu the 

 quarter and toe of the foot, as is generally the case, begin 

 straightening the shoe a little forward of the place that 

 does the cutting. Make the inside of the shoe almost 

 straight, leaving the inside heel as far away from the frog 

 as possible, and have the inside of the shoe a little longer 

 than the outside. Chamfer the shoe where it does the cut- 

 ting from the upper and inner edge to the nail heads, and 

 have the shoe fit in close enough at that point to let the 

 hoof extend over the shoe about one-eighth of an inch and 

 the round sharp edge with the rasp. After you have the shoe 

 fitted be careful to set the toe directly opposite the point of the 

 frog. I have had good success with several bad cases in 

 this way.— ^^ C. J. T. 



