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touched if it is sound and firm. If, however, it is ragged and soft, and 

 inclined to thrush, it shoiild be attended to and dressed. "When necessary, 

 the toes of the feet will be shortened by rasping the ground surface of the 

 fore part of the hoof. The toes will not be shortened after the hoofs are 

 shod. 



The shoes made by farriers will not be fitted when too hot. The shoes 

 will be made to fit accurately the outer edge of the crust round to, and 

 inchiding, the heels. It wnll not project beyond the wall at any point ex- 

 cept a little at the heels. The outer edge of the wall will be well rounded 

 with the rasp before the shoe is fitted or affixed, but no rasping of any 

 kind will be permitted after the shoe is on. The nails will not be driven 

 too high up in the wall, and the clenches are to be evenly laid. 



Every horse is to be shod with new shoes when necessary. When the 

 shoes are not worn out, removes are allowed at the discretion of the com- 

 manding officer or veterinary officers. 



The practice of using grease, tar, or other dressings, to the horse's feet 

 generally, will not be allowed. 



Instructions with regard to the preparation and keeping up of shoeing 

 books by farrier sergeants will be found in queen's regulations. 



III. — INSPECTION OF SHOEING AT OUT STATIONS BY OFFICERS. 



At out stations, the officer in veterinary charge will supervise the shoe- 

 ing. His attention is directed to the following points : 



1. That the horses are kept well shod. 



2. That the farriers make a daily inspection to see that no clenches are 

 left up, that all broken nails are replaced and that unsound frogs are 

 properly attended to. 



3. That the sole and frog are uncut with the drawing knife. 



4. That the outside of the wall has not been rasped. 



5. That the nails are not driven too high up. 



6. That the toes are properly shortened in the way described. 

 Special facilities exist at out stations for training men to become shoe- 



ing-smiths and " cold-shoers." Officers commanding should, therefore, 

 encourage men to attend the forge for instruction. 



IV. — DIMENSIONS OF HORSESHOES BY SIZES. 



For convenience of reference, the sizes of shoes, fore and hind, are 

 divided and numbered 1 to 8. The following tables give the approximate 

 dimensions of the several shoes : 



