SPECIFIC AM) REMEDIAL SHOEING. 



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cut oH' the length to that extent which the exigencies of each 

 case require. This projecting toe calkin should be extended, on 

 experimental trial, till the horse no longer strikes and wears 

 away the hind hoof at the toe, by interference with the diag- 

 onally opposite front shoe. 



Fig. 183 shows the shoe, known as the shoe to prevent toe 

 dragging, nailed to the foot, the extension of the shoe beyond 

 the toe, on a line with the front pastern, and front wall of foot 

 to ground tread. The dotted line shows where the front wall of 

 foot ought to come. Making the shoe to extend over, it takes 

 the foot longer to get over the toe and retards the action 

 behind ; allowing the front foot to get out of the way of the 

 hind f(jot, will thus prevent forging. I li::ve always found this 

 shoe to prevent toe dragging and forging very useful. 



This half bar shoe (Fig. 184) I use for contraction in the 

 outside heel and quarters, in case the frog is pushed to one 

 side. I place the bar of the shoe so as to rest lightly on one- 

 half of the frog — that is, on the side of the foot wiring under. 



I simply fit the shoe neatly 

 and firmly to the foot. A, 

 A, and B, B, represent side 

 toe and heel calkins. Then 

 bevel the toe in front as 

 shown in diagram. This 

 will allow the horse to roll 

 over the toe more easily in 

 tlie forward movement. 

 Bevel the shoe as shown in 

 Fig. ISl, on the wall bear- 

 ing, for contracted and wired 

 in quarters. This style of 



^ ,„, shoe serves as a support to 



Fig. 184. half bar shoe. ^ ^ 



. . c.- 1 ^ 11- T, -r, c-j assist nature in restoring the 



A, A, iSide toe calkins. B, B, bide ° 



heel calkins. foot to its normal condition. 



