276 SCIENTIFiC HORSESHOEING. 



Shoeing for Relief and Ease from Ringbone. — For the 

 benefit of the reader, I insert here a suggestion as to some shoes 

 which can be used for relief and ease from rincrbone. In each 

 case the shoes are to be made to assist bim in the work he has 

 to perform. The general shoe is the one described upon page 

 140, Fig. 35. When the subject is a general business horse, the 

 shoe described upon page 213, Fig. 101 ; when speed or road 

 borses are concerned, page 232, Fig. 121. 



If scoop be taken out of shoe on the ground tread, as far 

 around as the two front nails at the toe (see Fig. 121, page 232), 

 the jar at each footfall will be lessened around the affected 

 parts. An easy method of lessening the concussion at each 

 footfall is to make an opening between the shoe and front wall 

 of foot large enough to slip in a No. 9 horseshoe nail. This 

 relieves the affected parts at each footfall, at the apex of the os 

 pedis. 



