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HORSESHOEING. 



finer (nearer the edge) than usual. Interfering shoes in which 

 the nail-holes, with the exception of the inner toe nail-hole, are 

 placed in the outer branch, are called " dropped-erease interfering 

 shoes''' (Fig. 96). Such shoes are not recommended for hind 

 hoofs that are decidedly toe-wide (toe-cutters) ; in such cases 

 better results will be obtained by using a shoe, either with or 

 without heel-calks, whose inner branch is straight and without 

 nails along the striking region, and is fitted wide (full) at the 



Fig. 96. 



Fig. 97. 



Left interfering shoe without nail-holes 

 in inner branch ("dropped-erease" shoe) : 

 a, side-clip. 



Eight hind shoe for toe-cutters. The 

 dotted Unes indicate the distance that the 

 "wall projects beyond the shoe : a, side-clip. 



quarter. The inner heel-calk should be higher than the outer, 

 and the end of the outer branch should be as base-narrow as it 

 can be made (fitted close) (Fig. 97). In order to prevent shifting 

 of an interfering shoe, a side-clip should be drawn up on the 

 outer branch (a). 



There is no manner of shoeing that will prevent interfering 

 which is caused by improper harnessing, crooked hitching, or 

 weariness. The simpler and the lighter the shoes the less will 

 horses interfere. 



