The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . Fig. 9»—A Shoe for the Hind Foot. stiff as shown in Fig. 9§. I put but three nails on theinside, starting the crease well back of the toe so that the. Fig. 9^—Showing the Old Way of Welding Toes on Second hand Shoes. third nail-hole will come opposite the fourth of the out-side. This makes the shoe less liable to break near theweld of the toe calk.—By Temple, CHAPTER Vlll. Quarter Cracks and Split Hoofs. A crac
The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . Fig. 9»—A Shoe for the Hind Foot. stiff as shown in Fig. 9§. I put but three nails on theinside, starting the crease well back of the toe so that the. Fig. 9^—Showing the Old Way of Welding Toes on Second hand Shoes. third nail-hole will come opposite the fourth of the out-side. This makes the shoe less liable to break near theweld of the toe calk.—By Temple, CHAPTER Vlll. Quarter Cracks and Split Hoofs. A crack in the hoof is alwaA-s a difficult trouble for theshoer to contend with unless he has had considerable expe-rience in this direction. In this chapter is presented a va-riety of methods of treatment both for quarter cracks andsplit hoofs. To Cure Quarter Cracks. Quarter cracks are longitudinal fissures in the hoof nearthe heel. They are g-enerall}^ caused b^^ improper shoeing-or negiect of the foot, or b3^ allowing the horse to stand onhard floors for a length of time, or by the overgrowth of thecrust, or when by the paring away of the frog, sole and bars,the heel has been weakened, or by the burning of the feetin shoeing, or the springing of the shoe at the heels whichthen throws the weight of the horse on the wings or q
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