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DISEASES OF T?IE HORSE. 



Tn the large cities of England and the United States rubber pads 

 are extensively used. They are rather expensive, but are quite effi- 

 cient in preventing slipping on polished and gummy pavements, 

 though not so effective on ice. 

 Figure 11 is an illustration of one 

 of the best of many rubber j)ads. 

 The rubber is stitched and ce- 

 mented to a leather sole and is 

 secured by the nails of a three- 

 quiitoi shoe Sucli a pad "will 

 uMi ilh last as long .is t^No shoes 

 Th( \ mT\ be used Lontinuoush, 



Fig. 11. — Left fore hoof of regular form shod 

 with a rubber pad and " three-quarter " 

 shoe. (Ground surface.) 



rif 1 \ 11 11 10^ iiL,ht foio hoof ot the 



bast H idi (t ( wid ) si iii(lin„ pomiion, 

 sliod ^^lth 1 luam diopped (u aw " 

 shot to pi(\ent the toe cuttin., (inlciftr- 

 inK) 1 he dotted line at the inm r toe 



indiL-iitfs the edse uf the wuil wh»oli 



was rasped away in order to narrow the 

 hoof along the striking section. Note 

 the inward bevel of the shoe at this 

 point, tlie dropped crease, the distribu- 

 tion of the nails, the long " full " inner 

 branch, and the short " close " outer 

 brancli. 



not only without injury to the hoof, but to its great benefit. The 

 belief, unsupported by evidence, that rubber pads " draw the feet " 

 keeps many from using them. A human foot encased in a rubber 

 boot may eventually be blistered by the sweat poured upon the sur- 

 face of the skin and held there by the impervious rubber till decom- 

 position takes place with the formation of irritating fatty acids; 

 but there is no basis for an analogy in the hoof of a horse. 



OTHER SPECIAL FORMS. 



Some drawings, designed to illustrate shoeing in connection with 

 "interfering" and "forging," and other special conditions, are 

 shown in figures 13 tu 18. 



