300 THE PKACTICE OF SHOEING. 



the inside heel being cut off, it may be advantageously used for 

 a horse with inside false quarter. 



Being most frequently used for hunters which are always on 

 soft ground, the calkin is a distinct advantage ; but when ani- f 

 mals thus shod are worked on hard roads, there is a tendency 

 to strain the joints, as the bearing is uneven. 



As shown by the illustration, the clips are on either side of 

 the toe. 



THREE-(^Ux\.ETER PAKTIALLY FULLEEED 

 HIND SHOE (Fig. 300). 



Jfadc frovi old sliocs, steel, or ^ X -|- inch iron. 



Many horses which otherwise cut badly can be kept at work 

 by using this shoe. 



As the fullering stops short of the outside toe nail-hole, 

 both toe nail-holes can be stamped, and the inner one can be 

 placed well forward, while a strong clip can also be drawn. 

 The position of the clips is sufficiently indicated in the drawing. 

 The inside limb of shoe is gradually thinned down to about a 

 quarter of an inch. The inner margin of the shoe (opposite 

 the part struck) is chamfered down and liot rasped, so as to 

 present a rounded surface. The inside toe of the shoe must be 

 fitted very fine. 



In extreme cases of cutting, the shoe can be cut off close 

 behind the inner nail hole. The disadvantaoes of this shoe are 

 that, as the position of the inner nail hole cannot be changed, 

 the nail holes come in precisely the same spot, time after time, 

 when shoeing ; if the feet are weak and brittle, this constitutes 

 a grave drawback. It is perhaps scarcely needful to point out 

 that to place the inner nail hole closer to the toe would inter- 

 fere with drawing the clip, while to place it farther back would 

 probably result in the animal again cutting. 



