SHOEING. 



649 



Ferry, is that of a pony mare driven before a huckster's .wagon. 

 The right foot was so contracted by this excessive accumulation 

 of horn, that its mobility was entirely destroyed. It will be 

 noticed that the toe of the shoe is carried forward something like 

 a sled crook, to 

 enable a rolling 

 motion upon the 

 ground. It was 

 pitiable to witness 

 the pain and mis- 

 ery this poor ani- 

 mal exhibited. 

 She walked with 

 a crippled, sensi- 

 tive motion, and 

 while standing 



Would put out one FlG - 462. Showing extreme 



foot, then the oth- de ^ ee to which the inter - 



nal structure has been 



er, but mostly the compressed and f orced 



right one. The upward out of the hoof. 



case could have 



been easily relieved of pain and soreness, by simply cutting down 

 the feet, and thoroughly soaking and opening the quarters, as ex- 

 plained in treatment for "Contraction." In Fig. 463 the dotted 

 lines represent the point to which the horn should be cut away, 

 showing an excess of accumulation of over three inches. 



Figs. 464 and 465 were 

 taken from a specimen 

 belonging to the Colum- 

 bia Veterinary College, of 

 New York, loaned to the 

 writer by Prof. Walton, 

 the House Surgeon, to 

 make a drawing from. 

 The Professor told the writer that the horse when living was com- 

 pelled to walk on the heels, a complete cripple, on account of the 

 extreme length of the toes. The original size was estimated to be 

 about where the outline runs, the alteration being the result of 

 contraction while drying. The exact proportion of the original is 



FIG. 463. View of right 



foot enlarged. Dotted 



lines showing point to 



which the horn 

 should have been cutaway. 



FIG. 464. Outside view of hoof. 



