. The art of horse-shoeing. Horseshoeing; Hoofs; CHR 1905; PRO McNeil, John H. (autograph); PRO McNeil, John H. , Mrs. (donor). SELECTION OF SHOES. 83 The front shoe is fullered and concave on the ground- surface, attached with six nails, and supplied with a toe-clip. It is fitted close and short. Often hunters' shoes are too short and the heels are filed off to a point, almost like a lead pencil. If the shoe is fitted close and an eighth of an inch shorter than the bearing-surface, nothing more is desirable. If, also, the points of the heels. Fig. 58.—Hunting Shoe (Hind)—another form. be file
. The art of horse-shoeing. Horseshoeing; Hoofs; CHR 1905; PRO McNeil, John H. (autograph); PRO McNeil, John H. , Mrs. (donor). SELECTION OF SHOES. 83 The front shoe is fullered and concave on the ground- surface, attached with six nails, and supplied with a toe-clip. It is fitted close and short. Often hunters' shoes are too short and the heels are filed off to a point, almost like a lead pencil. If the shoe is fitted close and an eighth of an inch shorter than the bearing-surface, nothing more is desirable. If, also, the points of the heels. Fig. 58.—Hunting Shoe (Hind)—another form. be filed to a slope equal to that of the heels of the foot, perfect safety is attained, with the best bearing-surface. The hind shoe is also fullered and concave on the ground- surface. Unless the horse is guilty of "brushing," the shoe may have two small square calkins. To guard against over-reaching the heel of the front foot, the con- cave form is almost sufficient; but sometimes horses in jumping hit the back tendon of a fore leg with the toe of the hind shoe. To ensure the greatest safety the hind toe of a hunting shoe should be rounded and supplied with two toe-clips. (Fig. 57.) A very convenient bar iron is now sold, rounded on its upper surface. This only requires fullering at the sides, leaving the toe untouched, to make a perfect shoe for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunting, William, 1846-1913; Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU. London : H. & W. Brown
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