DISEASES OF THE HOESE. 



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SO effective on ice. Figure 11 is an illustration of one of the best of 

 many rubber pads. The rubber is stitched and cemented to a leather 

 sole and is secured by the nails of 

 a three-quarter shoe. Such a pad 

 will usually last as long as two 

 shoes. They may be used contin- 

 uously, not only without injury to 



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FUt. 11.— Left fore foot of regular form shod with a 

 1 nbber pad and " three-quarter " shoe. (Ground 

 surface ) 



the hoof but to its great benefit. 

 The belief, unsupported by evi- 

 dence, that rubber pads " draw the 

 feet" keeps many from using them. 

 A human foot encased in a rubber 

 Fig. r2.-A narrow ligiit f.ro hoof of the base- \fQo\, may eventually be blistered 



wide (toe-wide) standing position, shod with , ., , -, ,, 



a plain, "dropped-crcase" shoe to prevent the by the SWeat pOUred upOn the SUr- 



toe-cutting (interfering). The dotted line at f^ce of the skiu and held there ]>y 



the impervious rubber till decom- 

 position takes place with the for- 

 mation of irritating fatty acids; but 

 there is no basis for an analogy in 

 the hoof of a horse. 

 Some drawings, designed to illustrate shoeing in connection with 



interfeiing" and "forging," are given herewith. 



the inner toe indicates the edge of the wall 

 wliicli was rasped away in order to narrow the 

 hoof along the striking section. Note the in- 

 ward bevel of the shoe at this point, the dropped 

 crease, the distribution of the nails, the long 

 "full" inner branch, and the short "close" 

 outer branch. 



