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SCIENTIFIC horsj:shoeing. 



FlQ. 149. niN'D FOOT SCOOF'KD-TOE 

 ROLLING MOTION .S1H>E, TO I'KEVENT 

 SLIPPING WHEN SPKINUINU FROM THE 

 GKOUNI). 



A, A, Width of KCdop at top. B, 

 Scoop to be beveled inwardly to C. 



the high point gives a solid 

 catch ; and it is evident, there- 

 fore, that the advantage gained 

 in landing is not lost in spring- 

 ing oli" the ground. This back- 

 ward and forward friction is 

 very tiresome to the horse, and 

 may be compared to the resist- 

 ance experienced by the human 

 beinsT running over sand and 

 snow. 



This shoe is easily made by 



laying the center of the toe on 



the horn of the anvil with face 



downward and hammering the 



scoop out, letting the heel of 



shoe project well beyond the 



break of heel. It affords great 



bracing or stay to the back sinews. 



This shoe is designed for use 



upon horses with long pasterns. 



Short upright pasterns can be shod 



shorter, as there is less strain on 



back tendons. If the back sinew^s 



are sore, put on heel calkins. 



Fig. 150, This is a j)attern 

 of front foot shoe for line trotters. 

 Horses of this class, when up to 

 Fig. 150. front foot shoe for line gpeed, carry their hind limbs in 



TROTTEP,S, TO PREVENT SCALPING. 



A, Bevel around inner rim to B, ^''^^ ^i^h the fore, and great care 



extending around the heels and ^g required in shoeing them lest 



quarters, B.B, and carried forward . i ^i i • j !_• + 



to near front toe nails. The heels they scalp the hmd shm or coronet 



of shoe also to be beveled at B, B, ^s it passes under the front foot. 



on ground surface, with the angle ^, , . ^ ^ . ^ 



of the foot. The thmner the front shoes are 



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