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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



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¥m. 07. BACK VIKW OF DISTOKTED DISHED 

 IJUARTER AND CrRLKI) IIEKL. 



A, A, Center line through frop. B, B, 

 Angle of diBhe<l quarter, as the foot stands. 

 55 degrees. C to C, Line denoting por- 

 tion of dished quartirto be file<l or rasped 

 otTon one side, and the extension of shoe 

 on the other side to give proper width of at the toc, on the ground 



ground trea<l, and make angles on both ^npfaee, and at tlie coronet, 



sides the same — 75degree8. D,D,(Jround 



linetowhichbaseof hoof is to be reduced, thus preventing the action 



E, E, Curled heel overlapping center of Qf ^]jg secretive 



cleft of frog, also showing where heel is 



the above instructions are 

 carried out, the foot will he- 

 como straight and natural. 



The dished foot shown 

 on page 173 is a result of 

 overgrowth of the hoof. 

 The toe is leni'thened and 

 the heel raised in such a way 

 as to throw the foot out of 

 its natural angle. This pro- 

 duces an unnatural jiressure 



powers ; 



to be opened with the farrier's knife as 



more or less inflammation 



deeply as the curle.l horn extends. F, sets in and as the internal 

 Horny sole deeply concaved. G,C, Shows , , 



distance inner quarter is curled under cen- I'^^^ ^'''^^''^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ outer 



ter of foot on ground-bearing surface. wall conforms to the inside. 



It has been observed that if 

 the foot be allowed to remain in this condition for any length 

 of time, the upper pastern becomes enlarged, which to me is 

 conclusive proof that it lias been overtaxed. 



Horses accustomed to slow work do not suffer from this as 

 much as road and track horses. When the heel and toe are al- 

 lowed to grow to an unusual height and length, the angle of the 

 heel with the ground line is carried forward under the leg, thus 

 causing the weight to be thrown out of the axis of the leg and 

 foot ; and when the horse is at full speed, the height of his heels 

 prevents the natural expansion of the foot, from heel to quarters, 

 at eacli foot fall, and he lands his foot upon the ground with a 

 dead jar, like that experienced by a man walking on a wooden 

 leg. This jar will not be transmitted through the axis of the 

 leg, pasterns and foot bone, as would be the case if the foot were 



