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there will be no pressure at that spot. Any ordi- 

 nary shoe will answer the purpose. 



How to Prevent Striking the Ankle on Other 

 Leg. 



Horses that are continually striking the an- 

 kle of the other leg can be prevented from doing 

 this by trimming his hoof, to leave the inside wall 

 higher than the outside, and then adjusting a 

 shoe with a short, narrow heel, with the inside 

 higher than the outside part of it. The hoof in 

 this instance should extend beyond the shoe. 



The Shoe to Use on a Cracked Hoof. 



In the first place, of course, the hoof must be 

 properly treated before adjusting the shoe. The 

 cut or crack must first be thoroughly cleaned, 

 then where the crack ends a cut like this (X) is 

 made with a file or other sharp instrument. This 

 is done in order to prevent the crack from going 

 on further. Now, the proper shoe to use, of 

 course, varies in many cases. For instance, should 

 the crack on the outer shell be very bad, of 

 course, a light bar shoe is used. If the cases are 

 milder, heavier shoes are used. Wherever there 

 is a crack on the shell of the hoof, there should 

 be a cap turned up on the shoe, which prevents 

 the crack from opening up further. In addition 

 there might be applied, after the shoe is on, 

 wagon grease, and then tar, to act as a covering 

 to k?ep out the dirt from the crack. The hoof 

 should be daily washed and cleaned, and this 

 w?eon grease applied, and in a very short time 

 the animal will have a good and solid hoof. 



