SHOEING. 



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bearinof 



>'iG. 549. — Forward shoe to preveut strik 

 iug. From Dr. Hamill's collection. 



nec<T suyjporting". As it is, liowevef, seriously objectionable to 

 cover the whole bottom of the foot M'^heu it can be avoided, I in- 

 clude cuts of an improvement 



liy which the A\^hole 

 surface of the froo- and heels, 

 the important parts, can be 

 supported without the sole be- 

 ing excluded fr(jin moisture or 

 air, which is important for the 

 secretion of healthy horn. In 

 such a case, if desired, the 

 plate instead of being let to 

 the inner edgfe of the bar 

 (which is mainly made so in 

 the cut to give it a more dis- 

 tinct appearance), can be ex- 

 tended across the quarter, so 

 that the upper surface will 



come e\'en witli that of the shoe, and be riveted on. 



The main point in the management of interfering is to have 



the shoe close under tlie wall at the point of striking, and the of- 

 fending part shortened or straightened a little, and that there be 



no nails driven there, the clinches 



of which would soon rise and cause 



cutting'. The ed^e of the; shoe 



should be beveled imder a little, 



and filed smooth. There is usual 1}- 



a good deal of carelessness in letting 



the shoe extend outside tlui ci'ust 



at the point of the heel. It .should 



set well under the Avail all the wa}^ 



round, and the wall filed smoothly 



to it. In addition, in some cases 



the hoi'se will travel better to lower 



the inside lieel a little, in others to 



raise it. It is in all cases advisable, 



however, if the horse can be made 



to travel without striking, to keep 



Fui. 55U. — Shoe to prevent inter- 

 fering and flickiiit;'. 



the adjustment natural by paring th(i fo(jt level, and making tUo 



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