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HORSESHOEING. 



the sole is the giiide. The thick projecting wall at the toe may- 

 be removed with the rasp without injuring the foot.. The sole 

 should be spared, but the quarters should be lowered to improve 

 the setting of the foot to the gTound. 



The choice of the shoe will depend upon the shape and 

 nature of the sole. If this is still concave, an ordinary shoe 

 may be used. If, however, the sole is flat or dropped, it must 

 be protected by an open shoe with a broad web, or with a 



Fig. 197. 



A well-covered (wide-webbed) bar-shoe, 

 with two lateral toe-clips and an end-clip, 

 for a foundered foot. 



An open shoe for a foundered foot with 

 dropped sole. 



bar-shoe (Eig. 197), which is of especial value when the bear- 

 ing-edge of the wall is weak or broken away. 



As long as there is pain on pressure about the toe there 

 should be no toe-clip, but two side-clips. The wall between 

 these clips should be lowered a tenth to an eighth of an inch 

 to prevent pressure of the shoe upon the sensitive tissues of 

 the toe (Fig. 195). The nails should be as small as possible 

 and placed well back towards the quarters. No nail should be 

 driven in. the wall at the toe when there is separation of sole 

 and wall at the toe (hollow wall, seedy-toe). 



The shoes of horses affected with founder often work 



