The family horse : its stabling, care and feedingA practical manual for horse-keepers . k the points which need removal. The number and situation of the nails are points of greatimportance, the determination of which depends upon the kind ofwork expected of the horse. For fight work five in each forwardshoe and seven in each hind one have proved amply horses will need more. Nails are to be driven in the toe andoutside quarter, leaving the heel free to expand. When it is remem-bered that the introduction of every nail is so much injury to thestructures of the foot, it will read
The family horse : its stabling, care and feedingA practical manual for horse-keepers . k the points which need removal. The number and situation of the nails are points of greatimportance, the determination of which depends upon the kind ofwork expected of the horse. For fight work five in each forwardshoe and seven in each hind one have proved amply horses will need more. Nails are to be driven in the toe andoutside quarter, leaving the heel free to expand. When it is remem-bered that the introduction of every nail is so much injury to thestructures of the foot, it will readily be seen that the smaller thenumber requisite for the purpose, the better for the animal. Indriving the nails, it is essential that a thick, short hold of the crustshould be had, rather than a long thin one. The points of the nailashould be shortened to just that length which will permit them tobe turned over and hammered down smoothly, with the least possi-ble rasping. The common method of rasping notches for theextremities of the nails is not advisable. In fact, the rasp should. 108 THE FAMILY HORSE. never be used upon the external walls of the hoof, except in cases^ofabsolute necessity to prevent striking the opposite limb. In the prairie regions and the great plateaus beyond the Missis-sippi shoes are dispensed with to a considera-ble extent. In all rural districts where the soilis sandy and free from gravel, there is lessneed of shoes, at least on horses employedin farm work, than is generally many situations, however, the hoof, ifwholly unprotected, would wear away fasterthan the growth would make up, yet a fullshoe is unnecessary. A tip or segment justFig. 66.—TIP. large enough to protect the toe, shown in figure 66, is sufficient. This leaves the frog and all the posteriorportion of the foot in their normal condition. Clear and simple as are the principles upon which horse-shoeingis founded, there seems to be much misapprehension regardingthem. Patents
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