GUIDING PKINCIPLES IN SHOEING HUNTERS. 



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•coronet. Abroad, many hunters are shod with leathers, the sole 

 being protected with a thick ' stopping ' of tar and tow, and in 

 France the use of a soft copper plate, applied precisely like a 

 leather pad, has even been recommended. 



Fig. 213.— Lateral view of concave front shoe for hack or hunter. 



The hind shoe usually has a low calkin outside and is 

 * knocked-up ' inside. The inside branch must be fitted very 

 closely and its outer wall (i.e., the wall nearest the opposite 

 shoe) should slope slightly downwards and inwards. Care 

 must be taken to remove any rough edges from either the shoe 

 or margin of the hoof, especially if the animal ' goes close.* 



Fig. 214.— Hind shoe for hunter. The toe is rounded and set back 

 to prevent overreach. The sole has been pared so as to cause the 

 bar to appear as if extending to the point of frog. 



The toe should be square and fitted close ; the clips placed on 

 either side of the toe. The heels should be as nearly as pos- 

 sible of the same height, though, as the hunter usually travels 

 on soft ground, a slight inequality in this respect is less in- 

 jurious than in animals working on hard roads. 



