. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . e-shoe is then nailed onover it, as ordinarily done. The press-ure is gradual and constant, and mustprove just the thing where both quar-ters will admit of equal pressure. Butshould one quarter be much more con-tracted or unyielding than the other, it would not work so well, be-cause the full pressure would then be thrown on the weaker quar-ter. This is in part obviated by nailing the shoe well back on the quarter of the oppo-site side, which wouldprevent that sidefrom being actedupon. It does not, how-ever, and cannot bemade to give the re-quis
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . e-shoe is then nailed onover it, as ordinarily done. The press-ure is gradual and constant, and mustprove just the thing where both quar-ters will admit of equal pressure. Butshould one quarter be much more con-tracted or unyielding than the other, it would not work so well, be-cause the full pressure would then be thrown on the weaker quar-ter. This is in part obviated by nailing the shoe well back on the quarter of the oppo-site side, which wouldprevent that sidefrom being actedupon. It does not, how-ever, and cannot bemade to give the re-quisite power to openthe quarters backand outward, shouldthe heels be drawnsharply inward and forward, as shown in Fig. 573, as can bevery easily done by the method devised by myself. But thismethod of treatment is so simple and good that I have thought itadvisable to give very careful drawings of it. This spring ofdifferent sizes and strength, with all particulars, can be obtainedby addressing the patentee, Mr. Roburg. I also give illustrations 44. B c Fig. 521.—French method of shoeing—after , B, C, D, and E show lines of adjustment. 690 SHOEING. of a form of shoe devised and largely used by him with greatsuccess, the form of which can be well understood by them. Theobject to be attained is, where there is a want of mobility, ormuch soreness and inflammation, to so form and adj ust the shoethat the foot will partly roll upon the ground and relieve thestrain. This form of shoe has been patented by him. To use words, This shoe, by allowing the foot to roll upon theground, gives the foot the advantage of an extra joint, and to that degree relieves the strain orwant of mobility, whichcauses lameness or sore-ness. Consequently it notonly enables the horse totravel easier, but aids in
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