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SCIENTIFIC HORSESIIOEIXG. 





foot (lostroyod, together with 

 its balance. In a natural foot 

 tlu' frog is the right dividing 

 line from heel to toe, but in 

 this case the narrow or con- 

 tracted side was forced to ac- 

 cept two-thirds of the whole 

 weight, as indicated by its rela- 

 tive proportions. 



From obstruction to its 

 secretions, the sole was deprived 

 of its elastic properties, and 

 the entire hoof was similarly 



exhausted and reduced to a 

 Fig. 49. bottom op same hoof, as in 

 FiQ. 48, SHOWING CONTRACTION FKoM ^i^rd, dry couditiou through- 



QUARTER TO HEEL ON ONE SIDE, AND AN Qut. 



OVERGROWTH FROM QUARTER TO TOE ON ^ .. „. ^„ , 



Compare with riij, 2-3 and 



THE OTHER. I ^ 



remove the surplus growth of 

 the full side and suftply any lack of ground tread on the con- 

 tracted side by carrvino- tbe web of the shoe wide enough to 



cover out the de- 

 ficiency. 



Figs. 50 and 51 

 will serve to still 

 further illustrate the 

 K tendency of hot fit- 

 ting and clipping to 

 Fig. 50. median section of hoob showing further ^y^j.]^ destructively 



EFFECTS OF HOT FITTING AND CLIPPING. 



. ^ . , ,• T» T f +vo„^ upon inner struct- 



A, Cavity for coronary cushion. B, Leafy tissue r 



of horny laminiB. C, Side of internal fissure. D, ures of the foot. 

 Section of bulb of plantar cushion. E, Section of Clipping is not 



horjiy sole at margin of coffin-bone. P, Section of Fr & ' 



horny sole at point of frog. G, Section of horny injurious if properly 

 frog. H, H, Section of spur of horny lamime. I, ^i^^^q Skillful far- 

 Fungous deposit at toe. J, Section of wall at toe. 

 K, K, Height ot wall at toe, angle 45 degrees. riers can resort tO 



