MODIFICATIONS OF SHOE FOR IRKEGULAR CONFORMATION, ETC. 269 



shape from that of one which is turned out. The distribution 

 of weight is also different, and some change in the width of the 

 posterior portion of the limb of the shoe, therefore, becomes 

 necessary. In shoeing turned-out feet the inner limb of the 

 shoe must be rather wider than the outer ; in turned-in feet 

 the opposite. How much cannot, of course, be exactly stated ; 

 it depends on the amount of deformity, and on whether the 

 shoe is flat or has calkins and toe-grips. In well-marked out- 

 turned toes the inner part of the toe should be rather flattened, 

 allowing even the wall to project in order to prevent striking. 

 In turned-in toes the shoe is fitted so that the inner limb 

 exactly corresponds to the inner circumference of the hoof, the 

 sharp edge of which should be rounded off rather more than 

 usual. At the same time the outer limb from the toe back- 

 wards should be fairly broad (fig. 266). 



In dealing with contracted or broken feet both branches of 

 the shoe should be so shaped as to correspond with the stronger 



Fig. 266. — Left hind shoe for horse with turned-iii toes. The outer bianch is seeii to be 

 wider than the inner. The dotted lines indicate the bearing of the hoof. 



or better preserved side of the hoof. The shoe will then project 

 to a certain extent beyond the broken or contracted wall. It is, 

 of course, often difticult or dangerous to allow the edge of the 

 shoe to project at the inside of the toe or quarter, but there is no 

 danger in giving extra width at the heel, because the horse 

 seldom or never cuts with this part. Should the shoe he fitted 

 to the foot in such cases, the weakened portion of the wall sus- 

 tains more weight than it would were it sound (so that a 



