252 THE PRACTICE OF SHOEING. 



STAMPED FOEE SHOE FOE FAKM WOEK 



(Fig. 251). 



Made from 1^ or 1^ X ^ inch iron. 



As the amount of wear at farm work is comparatively light, 

 the above section of iron is found quite sufficient for horses 

 with feet up to 7 inches in width. The shoe is slightly seated 

 and has (S nail holes, and is fitted rather full at the heels. The 

 heels of the shoe, however, must be kept shorter than is usual 

 for town work, as there is a greater chance of the shoe being 

 torn or trodden off in heavy ground. Marked seating-out is 

 also to be avoided, as it increases the suction experienced under 

 similar circumstances. A toe-clip is usually sufficient except 

 when the outside heel is very wiry, in which case three nail 

 holes fairly close together should be punched at the outside 

 toe and a quarter clip drawn just behind the last. The shoe 

 should be fitted wider than usual at the outside heel. In ex- 

 ceptional cases it may even be necessary to punch 5 nail holes 

 inside. 



STAMPED HIND SHOE FOE FAEM WOEK 



(Fig. 252). 



Made from 1-|; x ^ inch iron. 



On account of its having no calkins, this shoe is often termed 

 the ' farmer s flat.' The absence of calkins is in every way 

 an advantage, because farm horses seldom have loads to back, 

 and when they are turned out to grass together there is less 

 chance of their injuring one another by kicking. The thinness 

 of the shoe allows of its being bent cold, a point of considerable 

 importance when it is remembered that farm horses are often 

 shod at the stable. 



To lessen the chance of nails breaking in animals which 

 stamp or kick in the stable, an outside quarter clip or even 

 outside and inside quarter clips may be fitted. 



