SPECIFIC AND KEMEUIAL SHOEING. 



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By applying the shoe seen in the diagram, if the twist of the 

 foot is in, let the toe calk, A, project over the outside; if vice 

 versa, change the projection of the toe to the inside. This 

 style of shoe will prevent the twisting of the foot, and enable 

 the horse to get straight over the foot in front. 



Fig. 148. This shoe I 

 use for wheeled feet. Tak- 

 ing the weight from front of 

 shoe lessens the weight on 

 the extensor. In the flexing 

 of the foot, changing the 

 weight from quarters to 

 heels, the foot will be easily 

 lifted. The web of shoe will 

 cover the quarters and wired- 

 in heels, gradually restoring 

 them to their natural con- 

 dition. 



I have successfully used 

 this shoe for preventing forg- 

 ing. It will be readily ad- 

 mitted that if weight in the 

 toe of a shoe will lengthen 

 the stride, reversing the w^eight will shorten the stride. 



Fig. 149. The shoe on the following page is designed for 

 trotting horses that carry their feet close to the ground. Many 

 horses shod with this shoe have won races which would have 

 been lost to them had they worn the ordinary shoe. 



It is plain that just in proportion as the thickness of the 

 shoe increases at the toe, the stride will be lessened ; and in 

 proportion as the scoop is deepened, the stride will be length- 

 ened. A great advantage gained in the use of this shoe is, that 

 as the foot lands, it slides forward and hardens the earth. In 

 the act of springing from the ground, the outer rim at letter B, 

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Fig. 148. 



HIND FOOT SHOE FOR WHEELED 

 FOOT. 



A, A, A, Outside bevel at toe. 

 B,B,B, Inside bevel at toe. 



