SHOES FOR CART-HORSE WITH 'DROPPED' SOLES. 335 



STAMPED HIND SHOE (FOE CART HORSE) 



(Figs. 326, 327). 



Made from ij X |- inch iron. 



Being intended for a foot with ' dropped sole ' or ' seedy toe ' 

 (or both), this shoe is deeply seated out round the toe, at which 

 point, in consequence, it has extra ' cover.' The shoe has a 

 clip on either side of the toe, and the nail holes are stamped a 

 little further back than usual, in order to obtain a firm liold of 

 the foot even when the toe is ' seedy/ and to allow the shoe to 

 be set further back on the foot and the toe to be shortened. 



Calkins as shown are necessary to give working horses a 

 good foothold, though it is open to question whether they 

 could be pronounced advantageous were one considering the 

 question of disease alone. 



