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face extends.' This inclination was to be moderate at Hrst, 



fig. 194 fig- 19s 



thoiigii lameness from an extreme degree had not been 

 observed. The shoe was only adapted for hoofs with strong 

 concave soles ; yet with all other kinds of feet, if it was 

 clear of the sole, the inclination was a matter of no mo- 

 ment. The curve at the toe, and the manner of punching 

 the nail-holes, resembled the French shoe. This pattern 

 lasted in wear as long as the ordinary armature. It will be 

 seen that this is simply a modification, or rather a combina- 

 tion, of Solleysel's fer a pantoiifle, Bourgelat's curved or 

 adjusted shoe, and the concave-surfaced shoe of St Bel. 

 'The concave ground surface renders the animal more 

 secure on his legs, as he has a greater purchase on the 

 ground, and by this form the weight is thrown on the 

 crust, or wall, which prevents any unnecessary strain on 

 the nails and clinches.' He refers to the resemblance 

 between this and Solleysel's shoe, points out that his is 

 formed with the same intention to prevent contraction 

 and other permanent diseases of the feet, ' because it ap- 

 peared evident to me, that when the weight of the animal 

 comes on a shoe of this form, it must have a tendency to 

 expand instead of to contract the hoof, and I have found 

 from much experience, that the obstacles opposed to this 



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