THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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at the heel, as much as it can be without injuring the foot. 

 The contracting tendenc^^ in the hoof must be removed by 

 rasping at the quarters until serum appears, after which 

 the crack should be opened on both sides with a drawing 

 knife or farrier's knife, so chat friction of the fractured 

 parts maybe avoided. Then rasp or cut out the bottom 

 of the quarter that is cracked so that no part of it may bear 



Fig. 94— Showing the Shoe to be Used when the Crack is on One Side Only. 



upon the shoes. After the wall has been lowered, should 

 the frog project below the bottom of the foot, pare it flat. 

 By so doing the frog will be aided in growing wider and 

 will assist the foot in expanding. 



When the crack occurs well back at the heels I some- 

 times find it necessary to protect the weak part from con- 

 cussion by applying the bar shoe. Commence thinning tlie 

 shoe at the center of the quarters carrying it off both to- 



