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SCIENTIFIC HUKSESHOEING. 



The opposite 

 result, from an ex- 

 cessive height of 

 heel, is exempli- 

 fied ill Fi^. 90. 

 The trouble, after 

 a careful examina- 

 tion, will invaria- 

 bly be located in 

 the heel and the 

 flexor tendon. 

 Gentle pressure or 

 slight blows will 

 indicate the sore 

 spot. The hard, 

 unyielding sole at 

 the point of pain 

 should be re- 

 moved and the 

 inflammation re- 

 duced by standing 

 the foot and limb in a bath of tepid water. The hospital shoe 

 to prevent lameness, if the horse is needed for immediate use, 

 can be selected from several approved patterns. It may be 

 necessary to cover the sole of the foot for the first shoeing with 

 protecting leather. When this is done the best shoe to use is 

 the bar, as shown on page 233. As a remedial shoe it can be 

 improved by welding on oblong heel calkins, and a long toe 

 calkin set back from, the outer web of the shoe in front. If an 

 open shoe is preferred, the four-calkin shoe illustrated on page 

 213 (Fig. 101) will answer the purpose. In case the lameness 

 is severe, the leather covering may be supplied with a packing 

 to keep the sole of the foot from becoming hard and dry. In 

 that event, my experience has demonstrated the benefit of using 



Fig. 90. front limb and foot, 

 pointing backward. 



