SPECIFIC AND REMEDIAL SHOEING. 



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Fig. 122. front foot shoe, known 



AS THE " goldsmith MAID BAR SHOE," 

 HEART-SUNKEN AND DROP-CREASED. 



Fig. 123. front foot shoe, to lessen 



KNEE action, SHORTEN THE STRIDE, AND 

 TO PREVENT FORGING. 



A, A, Concave on ground surface 

 around toe. B, B, B, B, Concave on 

 ground surface around quarters. C, C, 

 Outer ground surface to be kept flush 

 ■with face of shoe. 



B, C, are reached, when on 

 its outer edge, it should be 

 not more than two-thirds its 

 original thickness, dipping 

 deeper inwardly toward C^ 

 where it should be quite 

 thin. The eft'ect of this will 

 be to lessen the ground sur- 

 face of the foot, and quicken 

 the action of the fore leffs. 

 This shoe will also be found 

 beneficial for horses sore in 

 the toes and tendons. 



Fig. 122. This shoe is 

 applicable for a number of 

 diseases of the foot, such a& 

 weak and bruised heels, 

 quarter cracks, etc. It is 

 also used extensively among 

 trotting horses, the shoes be- 

 ing reduced down bo light,, 

 they serve to keep the shoe 

 from spreading on the foot, 

 when the horse is in violent 

 action. By having the bar 

 set down below the face of 

 the shoe, it serves the same 

 purpose as an open shoe. 

 This style of shoe is quite 

 beneficial for long-striding 

 horses, as they land mostly 

 on the heels, and by having 

 the shoe thinned well back 

 at the heel, it will prevent 



