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Fig. 88. perfect front 

 mmb and foot. 



Fig. 89. front limb and foot pointing for- 

 ward — HIGH TOE. 



that the bone structure from the shoulder to the ground surface 

 shall bear its exact proportion of the body, and enable all the 

 complex actions of the joints, tendons and ligaments to operate 

 with the greatest ease, precision and effect. 



Fig. 89 shows the limb and foot pointing forward, by reason 

 of the causes heretofore explained. The invariable result of 

 this faulty position is soreness at the point of the frog. To re- 

 lieve this painful ailment, the toe should be lowered and the 

 wall relieved at the toe, so that no bearing will be placed upon 

 the shoe, at least the thickness of a No. 5 horseshoe nail around 

 the forward arch of the hoof, and the two toe nails be left out. 

 This will give almost instant relief. 



