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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



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Fig. 185. side vii:\v of uk.im ri;oxT foot 



AND I'ASTERN, SHOWING ONE HEKL AND QTARTEK 

 BADLY CONTRACTED, AS SHOWN IN DIAdUAM. 



I have been very 

 successful ill treat- 

 ing feet contracted 

 as sliown in Fiii. 

 is,"), ill tlie follow- 

 in<f inannci" : Pare 

 all sur[)his growth 

 on the ground-tread 

 as low as safety of 

 the foot will permit ; 

 op<'n up the heels 

 well and tlio com- 

 niissuros, coininciie- 

 ing at i^oint of the 

 fi'()<i and extendin<j 



as far back as the 

 heels. Be careful not to cut or take anything off the frog. 

 Be sure to cut down along sides of the frog as deep as safety 

 of the foot will permit. By so doing, you will liberate and 

 free the frog and allow the foot to expand and contract more 

 naturally at each footfall, by leaving a good Hat wall-bearing, 

 as shown on page 97, Fig. 23. Letter A shows where to com- 

 mence to cut or file the groove in the outer wall. Take a 

 three-cornered file ten inches long ; commence one inch below 

 the cornet band, as shown in diagram ; file through the insen- 

 sitive outer wall as deep as the horny plates ; file forward to 

 where the quarter commences to contract and as far back as 

 the heel. If inner and outer heel and quarters are both con- 

 tracted, both sides must be treated alike. Fit a good stiff 

 shoe to the foot ; get fat salt pork out of the brine, cut in long 

 slices ; fill the bottom of the foot. Be sure to press the j)ork 

 down into the commissures. Take a good piece of sole 



