Plate 5. 

 Represents the same foot, as Plate 4, but shod upon a plan, 

 which interferes less with the natural action of the various 

 parts of the foot, than any other, that has ever been sug- 

 gested, and therefore most strenuously to be recommended. 



Fig. 1 shows a shoe so applied : the web at the heels is a^ 

 wide, as at the toe : the heels are so brought in, as just 

 to clear the frog, and defend the foot as much, as possible 

 against injury : the toe is turned up out of the line of 

 wear : the fullering is carried back to the heels ; and the 

 nails placed four in the outer, arid ttvo in the inner side 

 of the shoe. I carry the system further with my own 

 horses by omitting two nails, one on the outer and another 

 on the inner side, employing only three altogether. 



Fig. 2 represents the same foot with the shoe rendered trans- 

 parent, shoioing, what parts of the foot are covered and 

 protected by bringing in the heels of the shoe. 



a a a. The crust with the shoe closely fitted all round. 



b b. The bai's protected by the shoe. 



c c. The heels supported by the shoe. 



d. The situation of corns protected from injury. 



If we compare Fig. 2 of this Plate with Fig. 2 of tlie 

 preceding, we shall be struck with the disproportion in the 

 utility of the two shoes as defences for the horse's foot. 



In the one, just described, every atom of the shoe is made 

 available for support, or protection ; while in the other a 

 very considerable portion is not only utterly wasted by 

 being thrust out beyond the hoof, but is actually converted 

 into a source of evil ; receiving on the inner side the occa- 

 sional tread of the opposite foot, on the outer that of another 

 horse, and on both resistance to the withdi'awal of the foot 

 out of stiff ground, thereby risking the shoe being dragged 

 off ; for when the shoe projects beyond the crust, it makes 

 an opening larger, than the foot can fill ; and the clay, 

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