. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. in steel plates are to be used, simply trim off the wall in front down to a level with the sole, and adjust to, and nail on, with four small nails, a small thin strip of steel or iron a little broader than the thick-ness of the wall. Steel would be best, be-cause it admits of being made lighter, and wears longer. The heels and frog should not be interfered with unless one heel is much higher than the other, when it should be lowered sufficiently to restore the proper adjustment. The obje
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. in steel plates are to be used, simply trim off the wall in front down to a level with the sole, and adjust to, and nail on, with four small nails, a small thin strip of steel or iron a little broader than the thick-ness of the wall. Steel would be best, be-cause it admits of being made lighter, and wears longer. The heels and frog should not be interfered with unless one heel is much higher than the other, when it should be lowered sufficiently to restore the proper adjustment. The objection to tips is that, as the toe is growing, the heels are wearing, which in time would be likely to increase the strain upon the flexor tendon and its appendages. This disproportion of wear would be more rapid and noticeable should the roads be wet and gravelly, as moisture Fig. 439.—Horizontal Section and grit soften the horn and cause it to ° I *^ Enlarged. break and wear away more rapidly, but not a, Wall with homy tubes; so much as may be supposed on paved streets and mud roads. The writer saw. b, Horn tubes;in*. c, Horn lam- SHOEING. 335
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