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shoe on horses that were quite sore and lame, successfully. 

 In making- this shoe the bars are sprung- down from the 

 heel to their points on the ground surface about one-half 

 inch. The effect of this is to soften and mellow the jar. If 

 the shoe is well tempered it will allow the bars to spring with 

 the horse's weight, and Avill be found one of the best devices 



Fig. 23.— Shoe for Tender Feet. 



possible to relieve the effects of concussion in tender-footed 

 horses as well as to quicken the action in trotters, leaving 

 the frog firm and unimpaired to perform its important 

 functions of cushioning the foot and shielding- the sensitive 

 parts from injury." 



EXTENSION CALK SHOE. 



Fig. 24 shows a three-calk shoe with an extension toe at 

 4. If the horse is inclined to pull his load from one out- 



