EVILS OF BAD SHOEING. 



lengths on each side, which, however, is very rarely done, 

 are objectionable appendages, and had better be iispensed 

 with, excepting, perhaps, for very heavy draft, where their 

 ends, by entering the ground, may prevent the foot from 

 slipping backwards, and may thus enable the toe to obtaio 

 a firmer hold. 



The form of shoe here referred to, and the position o\ 

 th(^ nail holes, are shown in figure 12. 



Fia. 12 



« •. The heela of an even thickness with the rest of the shoe. 

 b b. Show the points at which the heels of the hoof terminated, 

 e «. The seating carried back, so as to clear the angles at the heels, and leave tiM 

 seat of corns free from pressure. 

 d. The nail-holes placed in the flat surface which supports the crust, where they 



should always be. 

 4 The hindermost nail of the inner side at the inner toe, whereby the whole A 

 the quarter and heel are left free to expand. 



The directions for properly shoeing horses having now 

 been as fully given as the limits of this work will allow, 

 the attention of the reader is called to certain evils which 

 are produced by bad shoeing. 



Contracted Feet, — that is, feet that have shrunken and 

 become narrow at the heels, and of which the frog has be- 

 tome materially reduced in size, — are often caused by in 



