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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



two or three weeks in order to check or keep down the under- 

 growth of heels and quarters. 



I have often taken feet when the coffin-bone had worn 

 through the sole at its point, and by the above treatment have 

 restored them to their normal condition, and they have ever 



afterward remained sound. 



The effects of chronic 



cases of founder or laminitis 

 upon the foot are seen in Fig. 

 42 ; and not only the foot, 

 but every tendon, joint and 

 bone from the knee to the foot 

 is seriously effected. These 

 evils can be reasonably attrib- 

 uted to the want of skillful 

 knowledge of horseshoeing and 

 of the management of the 

 hoof. 



In paring a foot of this 

 kind, follow the instructions 

 laid down for paring the flat 

 foot ; always bearing in mind 

 the necessity of getting and 

 keeping the foot in its natural 

 position. Use shoe described 

 in Fig. 35. 



When describing the lateral cartilages in the chapter on 

 " The Foot of the- Horse," a brief reference was made to certain 

 derangements of their natural structure by process of inflamma- 

 tion, through which they lose their soft elastic qualities and are 

 changed into bone. Fig. 43 represents a typical case of 

 the disease mentioned, which is often met with in prac- 

 tice, especially in heavy draft horses, though speed and saddle 

 horses and also well-bred carriage horses, are not exempt from 



Pig. 42. 



DISHED FOOT AND DROPPED 

 SOLE. 



A, A, Line to which surphis growth 

 at toe is to be removed. B, B, Ground 

 line to which surplus growth is to be 

 reduced from heel to quarter. 



