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SCIENTIFIC HOKSESliUEING. 



toe calkin cii 



£r r <> U 11 il t I'l'iKl, 



aiitl the point, C, 

 at wliicli to coni- 

 menee to l»entl 

 the front ]»art of 

 slioe down from 

 the toe. Fig. 178 

 shows the posi- 

 tion of tlie pas- 

 terns and foot 

 after it lias been 

 dressed and the 

 shoe nailed to it. 

 I have l)eeQ 

 very sneeessful 

 in using this style 

 of slioe in ex- 

 treme cases of 

 knuckling, espe- 



FiGs. 179 AXD 179a. 



Fig. 178. 



cially in colts of various 

 aires, from six months to 

 t\vo years. Even aged 

 horses can be thus bene- 

 fited. This explanation 

 should be sufficient, as the 

 cuts speak for themselves. 

 By using the shoe as here 

 illustrated, the pastern can 

 be quickly straightened 

 and the ground tread of 

 foot be forced to its natu- 

 ral position. The ten- 

 dons, ligaments and bonea 



