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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEIXG. 



Fig. 140. iiixn foot shoe, for track 



AND ROAD HORSES. 



AV'ell beveled on jjrround surface, as 

 shown by letters A, A, A. 



Fig. 140. This shoe is 

 inade of steel, and is well 

 beveled on the ground sur- 

 face. If the hopse is a lonir 

 strider, turn up small heel 

 calkins so as to serve as a 

 check to the foot in landing ; 

 if a short strider, heel cal- 

 kins are not required. Fit 

 the shoe the same length as 

 the foot (as shown in this 

 figure), so as not to retard the 

 down action of the fiexor 

 perforans. By following the 

 above directions the speed 

 of the horse will not be re- 

 tarded. 



Fig. 141. This hind 

 foot shoe is intended for an 

 extreme case of ankle hit- 

 ting, where the horse hits 

 with the inside point of the 

 toe. This occurs with horses 

 that stand in a faulty posi- 

 tion having their toes turned 

 in. In such cases a toe-calk 

 should be placed on the in- 

 side, at the striking point 

 of the foot, A, and also a 

 side heel calkin, B. This 

 will prevent any thing like 

 an inward dip of the foot, 

 as the horse starts, and will cause an outward dip sufficient to carry 

 the foot beyond the ankle of the opposite leg without striking it. 



Fig. 141. hind foot shoe, for ankle 



HITTING. 



A, Inside toe calk. B, Inside heel 

 calk. 



