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SCIENTIFIC HOKSKSHOKING. 



the raising or lou'eriiiij:; of 

 the weiirhts on the foot. By 

 placing both weights over 

 No. 1, the weiglits, being 

 jihu-eJ over the center of the 

 foot, will prevent the foot 

 from bending or doubling at 

 the toe, and will stop the 

 worst cases of elbow and 

 arm cutting. 



Ankle, Shin and Knee 

 Fig. 104. kight front foot shoe, to pre- Hitting. — As a rule horses 



VENT ANKLE, SHIN AND KNEE HITTING. u- . l l •. 1 j.1 



., . , , so aiiected, lilt one leg or the 



C, Starting point of bevel at center of ^ 



toe to a thin feather edge at B, then other by striking it with the 

 gradually lessening the bevel around the opposite foot from the point 

 outside rim of shoe to A. /- i • • i 



of the inside toe to al)Out 



the heel nail. V>y beveling oti" the shoe on the outside rim, 



therefore, as shown in Fig. 104, 

 from C to B, at middle of toe, 

 to A, at last nail hole, will pre- 

 vent anv tliincr like an inward 

 dip as the foot leaves the 

 ground, and will cause the 

 ankle and knee to be carried 

 outward from the opposite foot 

 and thus avoid becoming 

 bruised or cut. 



Fiii". 105 shows a hind foot 

 shoe intended for extreme 

 cases of ankle hitting, where 



Fig. 105. left hind foot shoe for ^-^^ ^iorsQ hits with the inside 



point of the toe. This occurs 

 ^.^Ij-Jq with horses that stand in the 



ANKLE HITTING. 



A, Inside toe calkin. B, Inside heel 



