SHOEING. 



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Fig. 486.- 



-The Hoof of a Fore Foot Showing the Bad 

 Effects of Excessive Rasping. 



flinches, wHen the of- 

 fending nail or nails 

 can be discovered and 

 pulled out. If this is 

 done soon after being 

 shod or during the 

 same day, all that may- 

 be necessary to do is to 

 leave the nail out. 



I have had excellent 

 success by pouring a 

 little callendula into 

 the hole. In one case, 

 where there was con- 

 siderable soreness a 

 few hours after being 

 shod, though the horse 

 was quite lame on ac- 

 count of the nail being 

 driven too deep, after 

 pulling out then ail, a 

 little callendula was poured in, and the shoe again put on, and the 

 horse in a, few hours was free from lameness. But if he shows lame- 

 ness in a day or so after being shod, cut away the wall from around 



the hole, so ^as to 

 let out any mat- 

 ter which may 

 have formed. 

 Next poultice the 

 foot until the in- 

 flammation sub- 

 sides, then cover 

 the hole with a 

 little digestive 

 ointment (which 

 is made by melt- 

 ing together equal 

 parts of tar and 

 hog's lard, and 

 stirring" till cool), over which put a little tow and put on the shoe. 



Contraction. Its, Cure. 



For hundreds of years there has been great effort made to pre- 



Fig. 487. — Shoe Properly Adjusted and Nailed. 



