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SHOEING. 



Fig. 434. 



A., osp'edis or coffin bone; B, trans- 

 Terse section of lateral cartilage. 



Second, the shoe should be 

 in form, so that when on, the 

 adjustment of the foot, or its 

 power to obtain hold or grasp 

 upon the ground, will be 

 what it was -before being 

 shod, and yet sustain the 

 wear for the time it is in- 

 tended to be on, 



Third^it should be nailed 

 on firmly, yet so as to break 

 or weaken the wall of the 

 hoof as little- as possible, and 

 not interfere with the free- 

 dom of the quarters or en- 

 largement of the foot as it 

 grows. 



In its natural condition the 

 outer rim or wall of the foot 

 comes in contact with the 

 ground first ; ' second, the frog 

 and outer edge of the sole ; 



maintenance of the foot in health and 

 its protection from injury. In any 

 event, about all that is necessary to 

 do is to remove those loosened and 

 detached flakes, which, were it not 

 for the shoe, would have exfoliated 

 themselves. Cutting away more than 

 this becomes a serious cause of in- 

 jury. The angles between the bars 

 and crust should be moderately pared 

 out, as accumulations here, with con- 

 tinued pressure of the shoe, are apt 

 to induce corns. The frog does not 

 require paring more than the removal 

 of ragged parts, and even these better 

 not be touched. 



third, the center of the foot ment. 



Fig. 435. — Anterior and External View ot Right 

 Front Foot. 



a, Exterior pedis ligament; b, Suspensory liga- 



