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Fig. 39.— Shoe. 



*' puff-pads " or spring bandages over his pasterns ; 



but they often cause a great 

 amount of trouble, as they are 

 constantly getting shifted and 

 dislodged, and their presence 

 certainly detracts from the ap- 

 pearance of the horse in giving 

 him a heavy and clumsy look 

 about the feet. A much better 

 remedy is found in the shoeing 

 which entails materially less 

 trouble, and in nearly every case it will prove a per- 

 manent cure, indeed we do not remember ever seeing 

 it absolutely fail. The shoe should be deeply em- 

 bedded well under the crust of the hoof on the inside, 

 the nails driven in along the outside, 

 while no nails are inserted in the inside 

 wall of the hoof at all. (Figs. 37, 38, 

 39, and 40). Seven nails are sufficient 

 to fasten the shoe ; the nails should be 

 extended well round the toe, and a shoe 

 fixed in this manner will rarely shift or 

 shake off. Two strong clips should be 

 on the shoe, the one at the toe and the 

 other at the outside. The writer had a 

 mare shod in this manner for a number 

 of years with perfect success, and she was never 

 known to touch herself nor cast a single shoe after the 

 method was adopted. Previous to its adoption her 

 pastern joints were constantly lacerated. 



Fig. 40. 

 Back View. 



