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vated and the sore tendons greatly relieved. B, B, shows how 

 leather is to be tapered from heel up to toe ; C, shows the 

 leather and ground tread of shoe. The use of this shoe will 

 afford the greatest ease and comfort to the horse at each foot- 

 fall, when up to speed. The elevation with the leather must be 

 governed by circumstances, some inflamed tendons requiring 

 more than others. 



Shoes for Quarter Crack. — The illustration herewith is a 

 side view of foot and pasterns, with lower part of cannon bone, 

 the foot properly balanced and the bar shoe illustrated in Fig. 

 112 nailed to the foot. This style of bar shoe I designed for 



quarter crack where toe 

 and heel calkins were re. 

 quired. Quarter crack is 

 one of the many diseases 

 which horses are subject- 

 ed to who travel day in 

 and out upon artificially 

 paved streets and roads. 

 The illustration of this 

 particular case would not 

 do for all cases, of course. 

 This style of shoe, how- 

 ever, will illustrate this 

 case, and be a guide to 

 any others which may 

 come to the attention of 

 the reader. 



In this instance, the 

 reader will turn his at- 



SHOE FOR QUARTER CRACK, SET ON teutioU fifSt tO the Fig. 

 WELL-BALAXCED FOOT. _ _ _ 



. ^ „ .« -,, TT 1 ,, . . . 111? showinsr side view 

 A, Toe calk. B, B, Heel calkins set to ' * 



break the jar. of the shoe shown on the 



