THE FOOT AND SHOEING. 



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of over-reaching. Hunters are sometimes shod with '■'■ Char Her ^^ shoes, "Charlier' 

 which merit notice. Named after their inventor, they are made of shoes, 

 narrow iron, which is let into the margin of the hoof. A special knife 

 removes the requisite horn and this is replaced by its counterpart in iron 

 (Fig. 52). The idea is admirable, but only practicable where horses 

 work to a large extent on soft ground. The iron is let into the hoof, very 

 near the flesh, requires very good workmanship, and on hard roads is apt 

 to become further embedded in the horn, and make the horse go 

 " feeling " from the pressure. 



Another class of shoe frequently found on saddle horses is the " tip." Tips. 

 Tips are not more than half the length of full shoes, and their 



Fig. 53. — A tip. 



object is to bring the frog on the ground. It is an excellent method of 

 doing so, but they require applying with considerable judgment or the 

 extra concussion the animal experiences when the bare heel is suddenly 

 brought to the ground may create further mischief. 



Carnage horses are either fitted with " Rodway " pattern or ordinary 

 plain shoes with calkins on the hind feet. 



Draught horses of all descriptions are given plain shoes, which are, 

 in the case of machine-made shoes, fullered to permit of the nail holes 

 being punched through the thick web, with large calkins, and in some 

 districts with " toe pieces." A toe piece is a strip of iron, welded edge 

 on, across the ground surtace of the toe of the shoe, to allow the horse 

 to get extra purchase when starting a heavy load. 



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Carriage 



horse 



shoes 



Draught 



horse 



shoes. 



Toe 



pieces. 



