THE SHOE. 



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distribution of weight in the hoof, because where the most weiijht 

 falls the surface of sup])ort of the foot must be widened, and where 

 the least weio^ht falls (opposite side of the hoof) the surface of sup- 

 |K)rt should be narroweil. In this way the improper distribution of 

 weiffht within the hoof is evenly distributed over the surface of 

 supi^ort. 



(2) .1 s/ioe for a hase-wide lioof should be fitted full on the inner 

 side of the foot and fitted close on the outer side, because the inner 

 side bears the most weight. The nails in the outer branch aic 

 placed Avell back. b\it in (he inner branch are croAvded forward 

 toward the toe. 



(3) A shoe for a hase-narroxv hoof should be just the reverse of the 

 preceding. The outer branch should be somewhat longer than the 

 inner. 



(•i) .4 shoe for an acute-angled hoof should be long in the branches, 

 because most of the weight falls in the posterior half of the foot. 

 The support in front should be diminished either b}^ turning the shoe 

 up at the toe or by beveling it under the toe (fig. 5ff). 



Fig. 8. — Side view of lioof ami shoe shown in flfr. 7. Note the straight toe, weak v\nz 

 formation rnnnint: paraUol to the coionct. clinclios low down and on a level, length of 

 the shoe, and the undeaJ.ovel at the toe and heel. 



(5) .1 sltoc for a sf >//»/>>/ hoof should be .short in (he branches, and 

 for pronounced cases shouhl increase the support of the toe, where 

 the most of the weight falls, by being beveled downward and forward. 



In many cases, especially in draf( horses where the hoofs stand 

 very close together, the coronet of the outer quarter is found to stand 

 out beyond the lower border of the quarter. In such cases the oiit<'r 

 branch of the shoe from the last nail back mus( be fi((ed so full (ha( 

 an imaginary ]:)erpendicular dropped from the conmet will jus( meet 

 the outer border of the shoe. The inner branch, on the o(her hand, 

 must be fitted as "close" as possible. The ])iincipal thought should 

 be to set the new shoe farther toward (he more strongly worn side. 

 Such a practice will render unnecessary the widespread and po])ular 

 fad of giving the outer quarter and heel calk of hind shoes an extreme 



