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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



FlQ. 140. JIIND KOOT PIIOK, TO I'KEVKNT 

 IJRUISINO OllCALKlNi; THE CORONET. 



A, Front toe calk B, Inside heel 

 calk. 



obscure or visible. I have used this stvle of shoe with admi ruble 



success. 



Fig. 146. refers to calking 

 of the coronet. This is often 

 done by horses treading on the 

 coronet with either or both 

 heels of their shoes when stand- 

 ing in the stall, cutting and 

 bruising it, oftentimes jjroduc- 

 ing serious lameness. When 

 toe and heel calkins are re- 

 quired, apply this shoe. 



The inside heel calkin is 

 welded lengthwise on the shoe, 

 and set back from the heel fully 

 an inch, the ground surface be- 

 ing beveled to a thin edge. 

 If both heel calkins are placed 

 on the coronet, weld a side heel 

 on each side of the shoe, bevel- 

 ing the heels as before. By so 

 doing, all danger of cutting or 

 bruising the coronet is over- 

 come. If plain shoes are used, 

 bevel the heels on the ground 

 surface and shoe short. 



Fig. 147. A great many 

 horses are in the habit of twist- 

 ing their feet when lifting 

 them from the ground, which 

 makes them liable to interfere 

 and strain their ankles or foot 

 joints. Some will t\vist their 

 foot in ; others will twist it out. 



Fig. 147. hixd foot shoe, for 

 horses requiring toe and heel cal- 

 kins, to prevent twisting either 

 way, in or out. 



A, Toe calk, extending over the side, 

 as directed below. 



