slight separation of the band where the old 

 one was. Shoe the horse with a bar-shoe, pads 

 and springs as I ha\-e described in the chapter 

 on contracted feet, and cut away the inside 

 heel on the bottom, so that there will not be 

 any pressure back of the quarter crack. 



In the case where the crack starts at the 

 bottom cut the horn away in the same manner. 

 File the groove above and across the upper end 

 of the crack, to keep it from splitting farther 

 up — file this groove deep — and remove the 

 pressure on the bottom as previously described. 

 When the crack extends from top to bottom 

 cut away the entire back quarter or that por- 

 tion of it back of the crack ; that is, cut the 

 edges as I have described, and with the edges 

 and smooth side of the rasp, thin all of the horn 

 back towards the heel to the thickness of card- 

 board. And if the lower end of this portion is 

 separated from the sole — looking at it from the 

 bottom — cut it off as far up as the separation 

 goes. Shoe in the same manner as for the 

 other form of a crack, and after the shoe is on 

 and the clinches finished off, push a small piece 

 of cotton into the cavity made by taking away 

 the horn ; then run the cavitv full of shoemak- 

 er's wax. Cover it with cotton wdiile it is hot. 

 Sew a piece of light canvas cloth around the 

 foot, covering the entire quarter, and, if you 

 have it convenient, put on a wade strip of sur- 

 geon's court-plaster over all. You can then go 

 on and work or race the horse, changing the 

 bandage on the foot as often as necessity de- 

 mands, but it will do no harm if you leave it 

 on a couple of wrecks. If the horse is not in 



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