SHOEING OMNIBUS HOKSES THAT WEAK AT TOE. 245 



SPECIAL SHOES FOB, OMNIBUS WORK. 



STAMPED HIND SHOE (for Omnibus Wokk), WITH 

 TWO CALKINS (Fig. 243), 



Made from old shoes. 



The toe being the seat of greatest wear iu by far the 

 majority of cases, this omnibus hind shoe should have a thick- 

 ness at that point of |- inch. To give the necessary durabil- 

 ity in cases where wear is exceptionally severe (in ' toe-biters,' 

 as the working farrier terms them), a piece of steel may be 

 welded into the toe. When the horse dra^s the toe, a short, 

 thick toe-clip is drawn, in which the steel is worked round. 

 This protects the point of greatest wear. 



Clips can be drawn at the toe, the toe and outside quarter, 

 or at the outside and inside quarters : the latter arrangement 

 is of service when it is difficult to keep shoes on. 



The shoe shown is for feet varying from 5^ to ^)\ inches in 

 width. 



Since the wide adoption of foot brakes on omnibuses, many 

 horses in this service are shod with flat shoes behind. Many 

 persons still prefer calkins, however, as giving horses a better 

 foothold when descending hills and turning corners. 



STAMPED HIND SHOE (fok Omnibus Wokk), WITH 

 CALKIN AND WEDGE HEEL (Fig. 244). 



Made, from old sJioes. 



This shoe only differs from the preceding in having a wedge 

 heel inside in place of a calkin. The wedge heel is greatly to 



