18(3 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



did not bui'ii the foot could g-et a level bearing*. I asked 

 him if he had ever dissected a horse's foot to see what it was 

 composed of, and he said common sense would teach any 

 man what it was — it was composed of hoof, of course. 

 That is just about as much as some smiths know. — By W. 

 A. Glazier. 



Shoeing a Split Foot. 



In shoeiug- a split foot, my plan is to take a shoe of the 

 size of the foot and weld a piece from calk to calk and weld 

 clips on the shoe in tliree different places— one at the toe, 

 and one at each side of the shoe as shown in the accompany- 



Fig. 98— "J. P. A/s " Method of Shoeing a Split Foot. 



ing- illustration, Fig. 98. After driving two heel nails on 

 each side I close carefully the clips on the side of the shoes. 

 T\\Qy should fit closely Against the hoof at the bottom and 

 should be sunk in, on a level with the outside surface of the 

 hoof, and when they are closed neatl^^ to the side of the 

 hoof, vou will find that the crack will close to a certain ex- 

 tent, but the shoe should be smaller than the foot in order 

 to fit it after the crack is closed. Drive 3^our other nails, 

 then draw in your toe clevis, and file with your rasp a nick 

 across the split. Make a deep notch at the upper end of 

 the crack, and down to the bottom. It will split no farther, 

 and if the shoe is kept on all the time will finally grow to- 

 gether. — By J. P. A, 



