202 DISEASES OF THE HORSE’S FOOT 
and does not allow of fragments of stone and flint getting 
in between the foot and the shoe, and so giving rise to 
further mischief. 
The ‘ set’ portion should be fitted full and long. It is 
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Fic. 104.—SHoE with a ‘DropreD’ HEEL. 
obvious, too, that the animal should not be allowed to carry 
the shoe too long; otherwise, as the other portion of the 
shoe wears down to the level of the ‘set’ heel, pressure on 
the tender part of the foot will again result. 
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Fie. 105.—SHor with 4 ‘Serr’ Hee. 
In applying surgical shoes for corn of long standing, it 
must be remembered that the protection so afforded must 
be continued for some time. It is not sufficient to see the 
lesion itself disappear. In addition to that there is also, in 
