t&i ttOW to SMOE A fiotidtc. 



the bar neaiij to the frog, so that there may be no dangei 

 of its pressing on the " corn place" or angles between the 

 bar and the crust. 4tn. It should, in no part, extend be- 

 yond the outer edge of the crust, lest it strike against the 

 opposite leg when the horse is travelling, or be stepped 

 on by another horse, or be drawn off by a heavy soil. 



Such a shoe, and its position on the foot, is shown iii 

 figure 11. 



Pio. 11. 



IBepresents the foot with the shoe rendered transparent, showing what parta oS llM fool 

 ureoe^ared and protected by bringing in the heels of the shoe. 



A a a. The crust, with the shoe closely fitted all roond. 



h b. The bars, protected by the shoe. 



c e. The heels, supported by the shoe. 



d. The situation of corns protected from ii^uiy 



The shoe should be made as nearly of this form as the 

 shape of the foot will allow ; but one must never lose sight 

 of the fact that the shoe is made for the foot, and not the 

 foot for the shoe, and that it is eminently proper to make 

 the shoe to fit the natural form of the foot, instead, as ia 

 too often the case, of paring, burning, and rasping the foot, 

 antil U fits the shoe, which is made to suit the ideas of the 



