PREPARATION OF THE FOOT. 



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tion; some are high-heeled and some low, some are 

 straight in front, some very much sloped, some are 

 narrow and upright, others round and spreading. In 

 Fig. 22, the heels are too high, and the bearing surface 



FiG„ 22.— Heels high— under surface and side view. 



does not reach the transverse line at the heels. The side 

 view shows the excessive height of heels, and the slope 

 of the wall in front too upright. Great assistance is 

 afforded the farrier in judging whether he should remove 

 more horn from heel or toe by the appearance of the 



