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SHOEING. 



all alike, brings the nail-holes at the same location at each repeti- 

 tion of shoeing, so that if the shoe becomes loose, or is pulled off, 

 this part of the wall is liable to be torn off, or so split and broken 



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Fig. 468. i Fig. 469. 



Thin-heeled Shoe Advised by Prof. Williams of Edinborough Veterinary College. 



as to leave only a soft, imperfect horn. .In resetting such a shoe, 

 it becomes necessary to put it farther back under the foot in order 

 to gain secure jtiail-hold. Not only this, but the portion of the pro- 

 jecting wall being cut down to the shoe, leaves it deformed and 



injured to an extent that 



several months' growth 



cannot repair. But if the 



holes be punched over 



parts that would give as 



secure hold, the shoe can 



be nailed on sufficiently 



firm to hold it without 



doing harm, and thereby 



preserve the symmetry 



of the foot;- In such a 



case it may be necessary 



to nail rather close to the 



heels ; but even this had 



better be done for a short 



time than risk injury and 



malformation by the method named. 

 If by carelessness or otherwise a nail should be driven into the 

 quick, which Will usually be known by the horse's flinching, it should 

 be pulled out at once ; or should a horse show Soreness after being 



Fig. 471.— Foot Prepared for Shoe. 



Too Wide. 



