. Elements of hippology. Horses. 144 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOOY is danger of pulling out a wedge-shaped portion of the crust. In such a case the nails must be pulled separately. The seat of the newly-set shoe is on the wall at the level of the sole, bearing slightly on the sole. This surface must be pre- pared most carefully for the shoe by levelling it off so that it is a perfect plane and at right angles to the axis of the foot. In lowering the wall the following rule should be strictly adhered to: The wall to be low- ered to the level of the sole with the pincers, never with a knife. A line can
. Elements of hippology. Horses. 144 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOOY is danger of pulling out a wedge-shaped portion of the crust. In such a case the nails must be pulled separately. The seat of the newly-set shoe is on the wall at the level of the sole, bearing slightly on the sole. This surface must be pre- pared most carefully for the shoe by levelling it off so that it is a perfect plane and at right angles to the axis of the foot. In lowering the wall the following rule should be strictly adhered to: The wall to be low- ered to the level of the sole with the pincers, never with a knife. A line can be follow- ed better and easier with cutting pincers than with a knife. More than that, the proper use of .the pin- cers insures that the wall will be brought down evenly to the sole all around. In the mechanical part of the shoeing it is of the highest de- gree important that the shoe be put on so that the foot will rest squarely on the ground, and also that the normal height at heel and toe be maintained. The blacksmith, after he has levelled the foot to the sole all around, should put the foot on the floor and verify its bearing before going further. He should also carefully observe any unusual thing in the conformation of the Figure 94.—Clenches 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 Marshall, Francis C. (Francis Cutler), b. 1867; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson Press
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