246 THE PRACTICE OF SHOEING. 



be preferred when a horse is in the habit of resting the heel 

 of the hind shoe on the coronet of the opposite foot while in 

 the stable, or when an animal, in consequence of skin irritation, 

 scratches its hind-legs with the heels of the shoes. In such 

 eases the wedge heel can be cut off obliquely, leaving a sloping 

 surface, much less likely to inflict dangerous wounds than is 

 the square-sided calkin. 



The size and thickness of the shoe are similar to those of 

 that preceding. 



STAMPED FOKE SHOE FOE OMNIBUS WORK 



(Fig. 245). 



Made from 1 X -| inch iron. 



This is the shoe commonly used in London for omnibus 

 work, though machine-made fullered shoes are also largely 

 employed. It should be fitted quite full at the quarters, and 

 well ' boxed up ' to the foot, i.e., the upper outer edge should 

 be rasped round so as to present a slanting surface about -^^ inch 

 in breadth extending round the outer and upper margin of the 

 shoe. This minimises risk of the shoe being torn off. The 

 heels should be fitted fairly long, care being taken, however, 

 that they are not so prolonged as to endanger the shoe being 

 trodden off. 



The foot surface of this shoe is seated. 



