LEG AND FOOT TESTER. 



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of the shoe. In many cases the foot and imsterns will hang 

 perfectly straight. 



When the foot is uplifted, the problem is solved why a 

 horse will wear the outside heel 

 and quarter and heel on one 

 foot, and on the oi^iDosite foot the 

 wear will be greater on the inside 

 heel and quarter. The cause is, 

 when the foot is uplifted, one pas- 

 tern and foot will twist in, while 

 the opposite foot will twist out. 



There is a cause for all things. 

 First find the cause ; then, by re- 

 moving the cause, the effects cease. 

 The great science in horseshoeing 

 is to know how to balance the foot 

 under the leg and body, so that 

 when the foot lands on the ground 

 it will land perfectly level from 

 heel to toe. When the horse is 

 wearins his shoes level from heel 

 to toe, the foot and leg are break- 

 ing straight through the journals 

 of the joints. By the use of my ^i^- 2. kussell's scientific leg 



» , T 1 J , -I AND FOOT TESTER. 



foot and leg tester every horse can 



'=' "^ A, Movable dial. 



be shod correctly. 3^ Back of tester, on leg. 



Fig. 2, Back view, shows the C, Thumbscrew to set slide to 

 foot resting on a level floor, with suit the length of shank or 



the leg tester placed back of the 



leg. Whenever the dial letter. A, hangs straight, the foot 

 and leg are perfectly under the body. This shows how every 

 sound horse stands with perfect feet and legs. 



