412 INFLAMMATION OF STRUCTURES ENCLOSED BY THE HOOF. 



STAMPED PATTEN (OE ' STAPLE ') POKE SHOE 



(FiCx. 393). 



Made from J X ^ inch iron. 



The shoe illustrated is for a recent and severe case of ' break- 

 down '" or cut tendon, where the tendon has been more or less 

 severed. It affords by far the safest and most convenient 

 method of raising the heel under such circumstances. 



The staple is rather more than 3 inches in height. 



STAMPED PATTEN (OE 'STAPLE') HIND SHOE 



(Fig. 394). 



Made from ;| X ^ inch iron. 



This shoe is only for animals which are resting, either in the 

 stable or in, say, a straw yard. Its purpose is similar to that 

 of the other staple shoe described. 



The staple is three inches high, and spreads outwards as it 

 approaches the ground, so as to give a wide base of support. 

 With this object the sides are bent outwards and the bottom is 

 set on obliquely, so that when the shoe is affixed and the animal 

 stands upon it the whole of the bottom bar is in contact with 

 the ground. 



