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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



level, fitting" the shoe very close and leaving' out the heel 

 nail on the inside, will effect a cure. The clinch from the 

 heel nail working up often causes interfering. In bad cases 

 I use a shoe like that shown in Fig. 87 of the accompanying 

 illustrations. This shoe should be forged of the same thick- 

 ness all around. I usuall}^ make the inside about one-half 

 inch and the outside one inch in width, with a gradual taper in 

 the toe. If this shoe is properly fitted to the foot it will stop 

 the worst case of interfering. I am opposed to rocking, i e. , 

 paring all on one side, as that is a direct cause of crooked 

 and weak ankles. I admit that it will often prevent inter- 



Fig. 88— A Swage for Calks. 



fering, but the ^' remed}^ is worse than the disease." The 

 useful little tool shown in Fig. 88 is a calk swage that I 

 often find convenient in upsetting and squaring sharp calks 

 and also in welding toe calks that have been partially loos- 

 ened by sharpening. I think any explanation in regard 

 to it unnecessary, as its construction is clearly shown in the 

 c\xt.—ByC, H.H. 



A Shoe for Interfering Horses. 



I will describe my way of shoeing interfering horses. 

 Most smiths in shoeing an interfering horse, pare the foot 

 on one side, a quarter or half an inch lower than on the 



