EVILS OF BAD SHOEING. 



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lengths on each side, which, however, is very rarely done, 

 are objectionable appendages, and had better be lispensed 

 with, excepting, perhaps, for very heavy draft, where their 

 ends, by entering the ground, may prevent the foot from 

 slipping backwards, and may thi^s enable the toe to obtain 

 a firmer hold. 



The f>)rm of shoe here referred to, and the position oi 

 the nail holes, are shown in figure 12. 



Fig. 12 



m a. The heels of an even thickness with the rest of the shoe, 

 b b. Show the points at which the heels of the hoof terminated. 

 c c. The seating carried hack, so as to clear the angles at the heels, and leave the 

 seat of corns free from pressure. 

 d. The nail-hules placed in the flat surffice which supports the crust,.where ihey 



should always be. 

 t The hlndermost nail of the inner side at the inner toe, whereby the whole of 

 the quarter and heel are left free to expand. 



The directions for properly shoeing horses having now 

 been as fully given as the limits of this work will allow, 

 the attention of the reader is called to certain evils which 

 are produced by bad shoeing. 



Contracted Feet, — that is, feet that have shrunken and 

 become narrow at the heels, and of which the frog has be- 

 come materially reduced in size, — are often caused by in 



