SHOEING CARRIAGE HORSES THAT FORGE. 243 



FULLERED FORE SHOE (DISHED ON GROUND 



SURFACE) (Fig. 242). 



Made from 1 X -J- inch iron. 



Young horses, when first broken to harness, are apt to forge. 

 For such as contract this habit, but have weak, spreading feet, 

 to which narrow-webbed shoes would be inappKcable, the 

 present shoe is indicated. It is also useful for hunters exer- 

 cised on roads, and for riding and driving horses. Its ' cover ' 

 and flat foot surface cause the pressure due to the animal's 

 body-weight to be distributed over a wide surface of the foot, 

 extending, in fact, towards the centre of the foot beyond the 

 white line. 



Should the foot be very ' fleshy ' and the sole thin, the 

 inside edge of the foot surface of shoe may require to be 

 slightly rounded off or ' eased,' to prevent undue pressure at 

 this point. Where the shoe is used for hunters, the heels 

 must be sloped away obliquely, and the shoe fitted close at the 

 heels to prevent its being trodden off. 



