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HORSESHOEING. 



Special Properties. — The many different forms of hoofs re- 

 quire a great variety of shoes. Following are the special 

 peculiarities of each of the chief classes of shoes. 



1. Shoe for a Regular Hoof.— Outer edge : moderately base- 

 narrow (bevelled under) all around. Distribution and direction 

 of the nail-holes : regular. Length : longer than the hoof by the 

 thickness of the shoe. 



2. Shoe for an Acute- Angled Hoof— Ontev edge: strongly base- 

 narrow around the toe, but gradually becoming perpendicular 



towards the ends of the 

 branches. Punching : reg- 

 ular, except that the nail- 

 holes at the toe must in- 

 cline inward somewhat 

 more than usual. Length : 

 rather longer than the pre- 

 ceding shoe. 



3. Shoe for an Upright 



(stumpy) Hoof. — Outer 



edge : perpendicular at the 



toe ; but if the hoof is 



very steep, then base-wide 



at the toe, — i. e., bevelled 



downward and outward. 



Punching : last nail should 



be placed just beyond 



the middle of the shoe. 



Length : short ; at most, one-tenth of an inch longer than the 



hoof In the case of a " bear-foot" (see Fig. 62) the shoe should 



be long. 



4. Shoe for a Base- Wide Hoof. — Outer edge : the outer branch 

 should be moderately base-narrow, — i.e., bevelled downward 

 and inward, the inner branch perpendicular. Punching : upon 

 the outer branch the holes should extend well back, while upon 

 the inner branch they are to be crowded forward towards the 



Right hind shoe with toe- and heel-calks : a, heel- 

 calks ; 6, toe-calk ; c, greatest width of the base of 

 support (i.e., contact with the ground) of this shoe 

 when vrithout toe- and heel-calks ; d, the greatest, 

 and e, the least width of the base of support of this 

 shoe with calks. 



