

SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



A, A, Width of scoop at toe. 

 Scoop to be beveled inwardly to C. 



the high point gives a solid 

 catch ; and it is evident, there- 

 fore, that the advantage gained 

 in landing is not lost in spring- 

 ing ofl" the ground. This back- 

 \/ard and forward friction is 



ery tiresome to the horse, and 

 nay be compared to the resist- 



mce experienced by the human 

 leing running over sand and 



now. 



This shoe is easily made by 



laying the center of the toe on 



HIND FOOT scooPED-TOE tj^^ hom of thc auvll with face 



ROLLING MOTION SHOE, TO PREVENT 



SLIPPING WHEN SPRINGING FROM THE dowuward and hammering the 



GROUND. . 



2 scoop out, letting the heel or 

 shoe project w^ell beyond the 

 break of heel. It affords great 

 bracing or stay to the back sinews. 

 This shoe is designed for use 

 upon horses with long pasterns. 

 Short upright pasterns can be shod 

 shorter, as there is less strain on 

 back tendons. If the back sinews 

 are sore, put on heel calkins. 



Fig. 150. This is a pattern 

 of front foot shoe for line trotters. 

 Horses of this class, when up to 

 Fig. 150. front foot shoe for line gpged, carry their hind limbs in 



TROTTEP.S, TO PREVENT SCALPING. ^ 



A, Bevel around inner rim to B, li"e with the fore, and great care 



extending around the heels and jg required in shoeing them lest 



quarters, B, B, and carried forward , i .i i • i i • j. 



to near front toe nails. The heels they scalp the hind shin or coronet 



of shoe also to be beveled at B, B, ^s it passes under the front foot, 

 on ground surface, with the angle ^, , . , « , 



of the foot. The thinner the front shoes are 



