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Neither do I care what you use to cut away the horn with ; 



(No. 9.) (No. 10.) 



a The inside of the hoof as seen at the quarter. 6 The a a The frog, 



coronary ring, c The little horny plates lining the crust. b The sole. 



d The same continued over the bars, e e The two con- c c The bars, 



cave surfaces of the inside of the horny frog. / That d d The crust, 

 which externally is the cleft of the frog, g The bars. 

 h The rounded part of the heels, belonging to the frog. 



that is not a matter of important consideration here. But 

 cutting recklessly until there is no horn to nail to, or cutting 

 away the frog, and scooping out the sole thin, or burning the 

 shoe into the hoof, should not be per- 

 mitted. First take a general look at 

 the foot, and if thin-shelled, and does 

 not grow horn very fast, be careful 

 not to cut away too much at the heel. 

 Level down the bearing surface from 

 the heel to the toe, but not coming 

 too near the level of the sole where 

 it unites with the hoof. Do not med- 

 dle with the sole or frog. Let this 

 scooping out of the sole, and trim- 

 ming the frog, be a point you must, 

 at all hazards, avoid. 



The old horn preserves the moist- 

 ure, and is necessary to shield the 

 sole from being bruised, while the frog 

 is indispensable for the protection of 

 the heel, and cutting it away not only 

 removes the natural means of protec- 

 tion to the delicate machinery of the 

 coffin-joint and tendons above it, but permits such rapid 



(No. 11.) 

 A view of sole and frog of 



foot, prepared for the 



shoe. This sole should 



not be touched. 



a The heel of the crust. 

 c c The quarters of the crust. 

 d d The bars as they should 

 be left, with the full frog 

 between them, e e The an- 

 gles between the heel and 

 bars, where corns appear. 

 ff The concave surface of 

 the toe. 



