SHOEING. 



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which are preserved in the drawings given. Fig. 526 is a side view 



which will give a good idea of the relative proportion of the curve. 



By this form of shoe 



the foot has perfect 



freedom of motion 



either way. If the 



foot is feverish or 



dry, a wet sponge or 



oakum is pushed hi 



between the shoe and 



bottom of the foot. 



Fig. 5 29 is a view of 



the same made a little 



heavier, the same 



form of circle being 



preserved, with the 



difference of the central part being removed with cross-section of 



the same. The shoe from which this drawing was made was claimed 



to be the same that 

 was worn by Dexter 

 when he made his 

 fastest time to road 

 wagon. Figs. 531, 

 532, show the method 

 of putting on calk- 

 ins. 



FIG. 525. Roburg's best form of shoe to aid the 

 mobility of the foot in lameness. 



FIG. 526. Side view of the above, showing 

 the curve. 



QUARTER-CRACK. 



This is the one difficulty next to contraction which seems to 

 have baffled the skill of 

 the best veterinary au- 

 thorities and horsemen 

 to prevent or cure; be- 

 cause in extreme cases 

 they had no practical 

 treatment beyond that 

 of a bar shoe, cutting 

 away the horn SO that FlG ' 528 Cross-section of the same. 



the part back of the split would have no bearing upon it, or of sup- 



FIG. 527. An exact scale of the curve 

 of the shoe. 



