CHAPTEE X 



SHOEING 



Shoeing — Plates — Tips — On shoes getting loose. 



As I have discussed at some length, in my " Veterinary 

 Notes for Horse Owners," the principles and practice of 

 shoeing, I need not here do more than recapitulate what I 

 have already written on that subject, while adding a few 

 observations that are specially applicable to India. 



Shoeing. — In preparing the ordinary healthy foot, it 

 should be lowered so that the frog, wall, and a portion of 

 the sole should bear weight, while maintaining the part at 

 a proper slope — about 50 degrees for the fore, and 60 

 degrees for the hind hoofs, viewing them in profile. In 

 doing this, the sole should be left untouched with the 

 knife. Broken or diseased portions of the frog should be 

 removed. The clenches of the old shoe ought to be cut off 

 by the buffer, without the use of the rasp. 



The shoe should be as thin as possible consistent with 

 its standing wear, and should be perfectly flat on the foot 

 surface. 



The nail-holes should be punched " coarse " (well away 

 from the edge), so that the nails may take a firm hold 



