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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



Fig. 153 shows a hind foot, 

 rasp-cut grab shoe, to prevent 

 slipping on hard tracks, as ex- 

 plained with Fig. 152. The extra 

 scoop at front of toe will give an 

 additional purchase and firm 

 ground hold to the foot w^hen 

 rising. 



Fig. 154. Front foot raised 



split-bar steel shoe, for contracted 



hoofs, sore tendons, side bones, 



corns, bruised heels, etc. This 

 Fig. 153. hind foot rasp cut 



GRAB SHOE, WITH DEEP SCOOP AT shoc is to bc madc of steel in 

 '^°^- order that the bar may spring 



Scoop from A to B, as shown, the ^^^^^ ^^^ weight of the horse. 

 outer rim at A to be flush with 

 Jace of shoe. Make it in the same way as 



other bar shoes, and after the 



shoe is shaped and fitted cut 



the bar in center at A, A, 



then commence at B, B, to 



raise the bar say i to ^ inch, 



Iceeping both faces flat. In 



;ases where leather is to be 



used to obtain frog pressure, 



lit the leather to cavity in 



bar under the shoe, punch 



holes in center of bar and at 



B, B, as shown by dots, for 



reception of rivets, then bevel 



around the toe of shoe on 



Fig. 154. front foot raised split ground tread as shown. 



BAR SHOE, FOR CONTRACTION. SORE TEN- ^ ^yj^j^ ^|^^ f^^^ prOl^Crlv 



DONS, SIDE BONES, CORNS, BRUISED HEELS, i i ./ 



ETC. leveled and balanced, as per 



