THE SANDAL. 



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Middle Bar ' 

 Side Bar 



Heel Clip 



Middle Bar 

 Side Bar 



, Heel Clip 



Rings 



From an inspection of the above cut, it will be seen that the shoe, or iron part of 

 the sandal, consists of three principal parts, to which the others are appendages ; 

 which are, the tip, so called from its resemblance to the horse-shoe of that name ; the 

 middle bar, the broad part proceeding backward from the tip ; and the side bars, or 

 branches of the middle bar, extending- to the heels of the hoof. The appendages are, 

 the toe-clasp, the part projecting from the front of the tip, and which moves by a hinge 

 upon the toe-clip, which toe-clasp is furnished with two iron loops. The heel-clips are 

 two clips at the heels of the side bars, which correspond to the toe-clip ; the latter 

 embracing the toe of the crust, while the former embrace its heels. Through the 

 heel-clips run the rings, which move and act like a hinge, and are double, for the pur- 

 pose of admitting both the straps. In the plate, the right ring only is represented ; 

 the left being omitted, the better to show the heel-clip. The straps, which are com- 

 posed of web, consist of a hoof-strap and a heel and coronet-strap. 



The hoof-strap is furnished with a buckle, whose office it is to bind the shoe to the 

 hoof; for which purpose it is passed through the lower rings, and both loops of the 

 shoe, and is made to encircle the hoof twice. 



The heel and coronet-strap is furnished with two pads and two sliding loops ; one, a 

 movable pad, reposes on the heel, to defend that part from the pressure and friction 

 of the strap ; the other, a pad attached to the strap near the buckle, affords a similar 

 defence to the coronet, in front. The heel-strap runs through the upper rings, crosses 

 the heel, and encircles the coronet ; and its office is to keep the heels of the shoe 

 closely applied to the hoof, and to prevent them from sliding forward. 



In the application of the sandal, the foot is taken up with one hand, and the shoe 

 slipped upon it with the other. With the same hand, the shoe is retained in its place, 

 while the foot is gradually let down to rest on the grouno. As soon as this is done, 

 the straps are drawn as tight as possible, and buckled. 



The following cu represents an accurate delineation of the sandal, when properly 

 fastened on the foot. 



Horses occasionally fall from bad riding, or bad shoeing, or overreaching, or an 

 awkward way of setting on the saddle. The head, the neck, the knees, the back, or 

 the leffs, will oftenest suffer. It is often difficult to get the animal on his legs again, 

 especially if he is old, or exhausted, or injured by the fall. The principal object is, 

 to support the head, and to render it a fixed point from which the muscles may act in 

 •upporting the body. 



