SPECIFIC AND EEMEDIAL SHOEING. 



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of a colt are naturally tender, and that is the time for this treat- 

 ment for knuckling ; for if the colt be allowed to run until it 

 has matured into a fnll-grown horse, not only may it be impossi- 

 ble to eflect a permanent cure, but after the members become con- 

 tracted it is somewhat doubtful if any cure at all can be effected. 



This invaluable form of 

 front shoe I designed to 

 remedy either an inner or 

 outer contraction of the 

 quarter. The ground tread 

 is to be changed as shown 

 at A. Punch the nail holes 

 inclining outwardly. By do- 

 ing this the nails open the 

 foot to some extent, and 

 have a tendency to unlock 

 the bound quarter and give 

 almost instant relief. 



Fig. 181 illustrates the 

 sole, or wall bearing con- 



FlG. 180. GROUND TREAD. 



A, Showing change of ground tread. 



cave on sound natural quar- 

 ters, as shown at A, and bevel 

 out as shown at B, the bevel 

 being outwardly from the in- 

 ner web of the shoe to the 

 outer margin. As the w^eight 

 of the horse falls on the shoe, 

 it will have a tendency to 

 press the contracted quar- 

 ters outwardly at ev^ery foot- 

 fall and give relief to the 

 affected parts. 



Fig. 181. sole bearing. 



