THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 195 



Shoeing for Interfering, and for Split Feet. 



Fig. 108, of the accompanying- illustrations, represents a 

 pair of shoes intended to prevent a horse from knocking its 

 knees or interfering in front. 



First level the feet, then make the shoes twice as heavy 

 on the inside as on the outside but of even thickness. Then 

 fit the shoes to the feet and don't cut anything otf the in- 

 side wall. 



Fig. 109 represents my method of shoeing a split foot. 



Fig. 109— Showing C. W. Kohler's Method of Shoeing a Split Foot. 



Clip the shoe on each side near the front, trim the sole very 

 thin at the crack and cut out the wall as shown in the il- 

 lustration so that the shoe won't bear on the crack. — By 

 CHxVS. W. Kohler. 



Shoeing a Split Foot. 



My way of shoeing a split foot is to first remove all the 

 dirt from it, then drive a nail through the hoof about one 

 and a half inches on each side of the split, then bend the 

 head up, and put a piece of wire (I use hay bale wire) twice 



