CONTENTS. 9 



PART II. 

 CHAPTER I. 



SHOEING HEALTHY HOOFS, p^gj, 



A. Examination of a Horse Preliminary to shoeing 78 



B. Raising and holding the Feet of the Horse to be shod . . 81 



0. Removing the Old Shoes 83 



D. Preparing the Hoof for the Shoe 83 



B. Preparing the Hoof for going Barefoot 87 



F. Making Shoes 88 



The Podometer— Making Front Shoes — Making Hind Shoes — Gen- 

 eral Characteristics of Shoes — A Shoe with Heel-Calks — A Shoe 

 with Toe- and Heel-Calks — Special Characteristics of Shoes . 88-97 



G-. Choosing the Shoe 97 



H. Shaping and Fitting Shoes — General Considerations ... 98 



Shaping and Pitting Shoes — Special Considerations . . 101 



Fitting Shoes to Heavy Draught-Horses 102 



1. Nailing the Shoe 105 



Horseshoe Nails 105 



CHAPTER II. 



SHOEING HORSES THAT FORGE AND INTERFERE. 



A. Forging 109 



B. Interfering 110 



CHAPTER III. 

 winter shoeing. 



1. Ice-Nails (Frost-Nails) 113 



2. Sharp Toe- and Heel-Calks 113 



3. Screw-Calks 114 



4. Peg-Calks 116 



(ffl) Round Peg-Calks 116 



lb) Square Peg-Calks 118 



5. Peg Toe-Calks 120 



6. Removable Heel-Calks, that do not require Sharpening 120 



CHAPTER IV, 



HOOF NURTURE. 



A. Care of Unshod Hoofs 123 



B. Care of Shod Hoofs 124 



Greasing and soaking the Hoof 125 



