184 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



the judgment directs. I shoe the -horse as usual except that 

 the shoe must be heavy enoug'h to prevent springing, and 

 he well fitted to the foot, and the quarter or heel that is 

 broken loose must be pared off so that it will bear very 

 little if any of the shoe. I then take a ^-inch chisel, drive 

 it through a piece of shoe leather so the sharp edge will 

 project about ^ or {\ of an inch, place the edge of the chisel 

 just at the edge of the hair, where the new hoof begins to 

 form, and square across the crack, and give it a tap with 

 the hammer enough to start the blood nicel}^ After that 

 I see that the shoeing is not neglected and that it is kept 

 well riveted. 



I have treated a number of cases in this way, and have 

 never 3^et failed to effect a cure as soon as the hoof could 

 grow down. 



With regard to forcing the growth of the hoof with oint- 

 ments, etc., I seldom recommend it in case of quarter 

 cracks, as I think the hoof is weakened by forced or unnat- 

 ural growth. — By F. W. S. 



Shoeing Horses with Quarter Cracks. 



It is a very easy matter to cure a foot with a quarter 

 crack, and work the horse ever^^ day. My plan is as fol- 

 lows : I put on a bar shoe first; I then pare and fit the 

 foot, and then rasp the quarter away so that when the shoe 

 is on it will not touch the quarter when the horse's weight 

 is upon it. I then take a piece of steel and draw it to a 

 sharp edge, like a lance, and with it I burn the top of the 

 crack in the edse of the hair. I take care that it is burned 

 to the quick. This done I apply some tar, or good hoof 

 ointment, to take away the soreness and to prevent taking 

 cold in the foot. When the shoe has been on long enough 

 to allow the quarter to grow down so tl;iat it touches thQ 



