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DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT 



and does not allow of fragments of stone and flint getting 

 in between the foot and the shoe, and so giving rise to 

 further mischief. 



The ' set ' portion should be fitted full and long. It is 



Fig. 104.— Shoe with a 'Dropped' Heel. 



obvious, too, that the animal should not be allowed to carry 

 the shoe too long; otherwise, as the other portion of the 

 shoe wears down to the level of the ' set ' heel, pressure on 

 the tender part of the foot will again result. 



Fig. 105.— Shoe with a 'Set' Heel. 



In applying surgical shoes for corn of long standing, it 

 must be remembered that the protection so afforded must 

 be continued for some time. It is not sufficient to see the 

 lesion itself disappear. In addition to that there is also, in 



