84 THE ART OF HORSE SHOEING. 



sufficient to prevent nndiie wear of the hoof, Eveix 

 upon hard roads tips will protect the hoof in dry weather, 

 "but in wet seasons the horn becomes softened , and then 

 that part coming in contact with hard road-surfaces 



Fig. 59. 



wears rapidly, and lameness may follow. Tips require 

 more care in use than shoes, because they protect from 

 wear only the toe, and when retained on the foot too 



Fig. 60.— Foot prepared for a tip. 



long a time cause the hoof to become very disproportion- 

 ately long at the toe. In fitting a tip, care must be taken 

 to afford the horse a level surface to bear on. The 

 unprotected horn at the back of the foot must take a 



