SPECIFIC AND REMEDIAL SHOEING. 



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side web of shoe ; it shortens the ground-tread and quickens 



the front foot action. 



Fig. 193. The rim is j^l^ced in the center of shoe. If 



Fig. 191 gives too much 



stride, try Fig. 193. The 



stride can be regulated to 



suit the gait of the horse, 



with some one of tlie differ- 

 ent styles of shoes. By 



close examination of the 



skeleton on page 36, it will 



be seen that the horse is a 



beautiful piece of mechan- 

 ism ; and to shoe the feet 



with styles and weights of 



shoes suitable to their gaits ^f^'- ^^- height of shoe, 6^ ozs. 



requires great study and thought and practical experience. 

 Fig. 194 is a new style of plate for the running horse. 



The toe calk is forged solidly 

 at tlie toe. There is a deej) 

 grab at the toe, to prevent the 

 foot from slipping back as it 

 leaves the ground. The run- 

 i uino; horse in his lono; strides 



f 



I alwavs lands on his heels. 

 This plate has no heel calks, 

 consequently the stride must 

 be lengthened in proportion 

 to the height of the heel on 

 other i^lates. This cumula- 



FiG. 193. WEIGHT OF SHOE, 9 OZS. tlvC gilUl lu tllC Icugtll of 

 stride must necessarily increase the speed. All the horsemen 



