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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



Fig. 153 shows u liind foot, 

 rasp-cut grab shoe, to prevent 

 slipping on hard tracks, as ex- 

 plained with Fig. 152. The extra 

 scoop at front of toe wnll give an 

 additional purchase and firm 

 irroimd hold to the foot when 



rising. 



Fig. 154. Front foot raised 

 split-bar steel shoe, for contracted 

 hoofs, sore tendons, side bones,, 

 corns, bruised heels, etc. This 

 shoe is to be made of steel in 

 order that the bar may spring 

 Scoop from A to B, as shown, the ^n^icr the weight of the horse. 



Make it in the same way as 



Fig. 153. hind foot rasp cit 



GKAB shoe, with DEEP SCOOP AT 

 TOE. 



outer rim at A to be flush with 

 face of shoe. 



other bar shoes, and after the 

 shoe is shaped and fitted cut 

 the bar in center at A, A^ 

 then commence at B, B, to 

 raise the bar say i to | inch, 

 keeping both faces flat. In 

 cases where leather is to be 

 used to obtain frog pressure, 

 fit the leather to cavity in 

 bar under the shoe, punch 

 holes in center of bar and at 

 B, B, as shown by dots, for 

 reception of rivets, then bevel 

 around the toe of shoe on 

 Fig. 154. front foot raised split ground tread as shown. 



BAR shoe, for contraction, SORE TEN- ^yj^j^ ^y^^ f^^^ prOpCrly 



DONS, SIDE BONES, CORNS, BRUISED HEELS, 

 KTC. 



leveled and balanced, as per 



