SHOEING. 



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which are preserved in the drawings given. Fig. 526 is a side view 



which will give a good idea of the relative proportion of the curve. 



By this form of shoe 



the foot has perfect 



freedom of motion 



either way. If the 



foot is feverish or 



dry, a wet sponge or 



oakum is pushed in 



between the shoe and 



bottom of the foot. 



Fiff. 529 is a view of 



the same made a little 



heavier, the same 



form of circle being- 

 preserved, with the 



difference of the central part being removed with cross-section of 



the same. The shoe from which this drawing was made was claimed 



to be the same that 

 ^^ was worn by Dexter 

 when he made his 

 fastest time to road 

 wagon. Figs. 531, 

 532, show the method 

 of putting on calk- 

 ins. 



Fig. 525. — Roburg's best form of shoe to aid the 

 mobility of the foot in lameness. 



Fig. 536. — Side view of the above, showing 

 the curve. 



Quarter-Crack. 



This is the one difficulty next to contraction which seems to 

 have baffled the skill of 

 the best veterinary au- 

 thorities and horsemen 

 to prevent or cure; be- 

 cause in extreme cases 

 they had no practical 

 treatment beyond that 

 of a bar shoe, cutting 

 away the horn so that 

 ^he part back of the split yrould have no bearing upon it, or of sup- 



FiG. 527. — An exact scale of the curve 

 of the shoe. 



Fig. 528. — Cross-section of the same. 



