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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



FlO. 137. FRONT FOOT SHOE, TO PKEVENT 

 PADDLING, ANKLE AND SHIN CITTING. 



A, Projection at side of toe, to be placed 

 on the ontsiik' to remedy paddline, and on 

 tlie inside to stop ankle or shin cutting. 



Fig. 138. front foot shoe, designed 

 for bruised and clcerated heels or 

 corns, showing the wall-bearing a, a. 



Fig. 137. When the 

 foot has an outward (li[. 

 over the inside toe it is 

 called padding. Use shoe. 

 Fig. 137, i)lacing the pro- 

 jecting toe-piece, A, on 

 the inside of shoe. If the 

 foot has an inward di]) in 

 leavins: the ijround, it is 

 liable to hit the ankle or 

 shin on the ojiposite leg. 

 For such cases place the 

 toe piece on the outside of 

 the shoe as this will make 

 tlie foot l)reak straight 

 over the toe. The toe- 

 piece to extend one-half 

 to three-quarter inch be- 

 yond the rim of shoe. 



Fig. 138. This shoe 

 is easily made. Take a 

 shoe stifi" at heels and cut 

 it out from wall-bearing 

 surfaces to the inner rims, 

 as shown at A, A. If 

 only one heel is aftected, 

 concave on that side, at 

 the place of bruise. Pare 

 the commissures and bars 

 all around the diseased 

 part as thin as the safety 

 of the foot will permit. 

 Then punch holes in each 

 heel with a round punchy 



