HORSESHOEING. 



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limbs, his gait, and his shoeing, in the manner described on 

 pages 78 to 80. 



If the cause is found to be the twisted position of a shoe, too 

 wide hoofs, raised cUnches, etc., nothing need be done further 

 than to correct the shoeing ; but if a faulty position of the limbs 

 is the cause, we must ascertain the exact part of the hoof that 

 does the striking, diminish the size of the hoof at that point, reg- 

 ulate the entire plantar surface of the hoof, make the shoe straight 

 along the region that strikes, — that is, without curve, — and so 

 fit it to the foot that one-third of the thickness of the wall will 



Fig. 94. 



Fig. 95. 



Shoe with interfering branch, interfering 

 shoe (ground-surface). 



The same (hoof-surface). 



extend beyond the shoe. Where interfering is so pronounced as 

 to produce serious injuries, we use a shoe with no nails in the 

 inner branch (" dropped-crease" shoe). 



The so-called interfering shoes (Figs. 94 and 95) are worthy of 

 recommendation only for hoofs of the base-narrow position. The 

 interfering branch, whose greater thickness raises the inner wall, 

 which is often too low, is to be so shaped and directed that the 

 hoof will project somewhat beyond it. This interfering branch 

 must be made and shaped in accordance with each individual case. 

 The holes in the interfering branch should be punched somewhat 



