HORSESHOEING. 



D. Preparing the Hoof for the Shoe. 



This preparation is usually termed paring, trimming, or 

 dressing. It is a most important step in the process of shoeing, 

 and its object is to shorten the hoof, which has grown too long 

 under the projection of the shoe, and prepare it to receive the 

 new shoe. The instruments needed for this work are the rasp 

 and the hoof -knife (Fig. 95) ; upon large and hard hoofs a 



Fig. 95. 



German hoof set with detachable hook blades. (W. M. Kunde, Dresden): a,a, hoof 

 blades; 6, pus searcher; c, scalpel. 



pair of sharp nippers (Fig. 96), or a sharp hewing knife, with 

 broad handle and perfectly flat, smooth sides, may be used, 

 since these instruments mil considerably facilitate and hasten 

 the work. 



After the sheer has carefully examined the hoofs in the man- 

 ner described upon pages 90, 91, and 92, and has fixed in mind 

 the relation of the height of the hoofs to the size and weight 

 of the body, he cleanses the hoof and removes all stubs of old 



