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SCIEXTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



¥lO. 137. FRONT FOOT SHOE, TO PREVENT 

 PADDLING, ANKLE AND SHIN CUTTING. 



A, Projection at side of toe, to be placed 

 on the outside to remedy paddling, and on 

 the inside to stop ankle or shin cutting. 



Fig. 138. front foot shoe, designed 

 for bruised and ulcerated heels or 

 corns, showing the wall-bearing a, a. 



Fig. 137. When the 

 foot has an outward dip 

 over the inside toe it is 

 called padding. Use shoe, 

 Fig. 137, placing the pro- 

 jecting toe-piece, A, on 

 the inside of shoe. If the 

 foot has an inward dip in 

 leaving the ground, it is 

 liable to hit the ankle or 

 shin on the opposite leg. 

 For such cases place the 

 toe piece on the outside of 

 the shoe as this will make 

 the foot break straight 

 over the toe. The toe- 

 piece to extend one-half 

 to three-quarter inch be- 

 yond the rim of shoe. 



Fig. 138. This shoe 

 is easily made. Take a 

 shoe stifi' at heels and cut 

 it out from wall-bearing^ 

 surfaces to the inner rims, 

 as shown at A, A. If 

 only one heel is affected, 

 concave on that side, at 

 the place of bruise. Pare 

 the commissures and bars 

 all around the diseased 

 part as thin as the safety 

 of the foot Avill permit. 

 Then punch holes in each 

 heel with a round punchy 



