242 THE PRACTICE OF SHOEING. 



' EODWAY ' FORE SHOE (Fig. 240). 

 Made from -g^ X ^ inch rolled ^pattern' iron. 



This shoe is made from ' Rod way ' iron by hand. It is 

 very largely used in London to minimise slipping on bad roads, 

 for which purpose its use may be conjoined with that of india- 

 rubber pads or screws. In the country it is scarcely durable 

 enough, and its continued use on any but the strongest feet is 

 apt to be followed by injury, in consequence of the need for 

 frequent renewal. 



It has many important advantages for town work : it aftbrds 

 a fair amount of cover ; its thinness allows of the frog coming 

 to the ground ; its lightness lessens the chance of the horse 

 cutting or striking, while its double grooves give an excellent 

 grip of the ground. In light work it wears from three to four 

 weeks, a sufficient time to permit the necessary growth of the 

 hoof. Some care is required in heating and turning the special 

 iron, to prevent the regularity of the grooves being destroyed, 

 especially at the toe. The iron should only be red hot, and 

 should be ' pulled ' round on the beak iron rather than 

 hammered. 



THIN HEELED FULLERED SEATED FORE SHOE 



(Fig. 241). 



Made from 1 X -| inch iron. 



This shoe is suitable for animals wdth thrush, weak or wiry 

 heels, bent knees, navicular disease, and in some cases for 

 ' corn ' and separation at the heels. It may also be used for 

 upright boxy feet, with a tendency to contraction ; but in this 

 case the heels of the foot must be well lowered before applying 

 the shoe. 



In some cases it is an advantage to ' cradle ' the shoe, i.e., 

 to thin both toe and heels, leaving the quarters of the full 

 thickness of iron, and thus giving a rocking motion to the foot 

 during progression. 



