Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . t the graduallythinning branches reach to the heels, though not restingupon them. For horses which have thin convex soles{pieds combles)^ these long shoes should be also used, andthe toes should be more covered to prevent the sole touch-ing the ground; at the same time, the shoe must be sofitted that it does not press upon the sole, and the heelsand frog rest upon the ground; this is the only truemethod of preserving the foot and restoring it. A horsewhich has its heels weak and sensitive ought to be shodas short as poss
Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . t the graduallythinning branches reach to the heels, though not restingupon them. For horses which have thin convex soles{pieds combles)^ these long shoes should be also used, andthe toes should be more covered to prevent the sole touch-ing the ground; at the same time, the shoe must be sofitted that it does not press upon the sole, and the heelsand frog rest upon the ground; this is the only truemethod of preserving the foot and restoring it. A horsewhich has its heels weak and sensitive ought to be shodas short as possible, and with thin branches {Sponges), sothat the frog comes in contact with the ground ; becausethe heels, having nothing beneath them, are benefittedand relieved (fig. 183). * Crescent shoes are all themore needful for a horse whichhas weak incurvated quarters,as they not only relieve them,but also restore them to theirnatural condition. Horseswhich have contusions at theheels {bleimes, corns) shouldalso be shod in this manner,and for cracks {seifnes, sand- fig. 183. 48o HORSE-SHOES AND HORSE-SHOEING. cracks) at the quarter it is also advantageous. The sole orfrog should never he pared; the wall alone should be cutdown, if it is too long. When a horse cuts himself with theopposite foot the inner branch of the shoe ought to be shorterand thinner than the outer. In order that the shoe wear along time, I have used a nail of my invention, the head ofwhich is in the form of a cone, and the aperture in the shoeof the same shape, and exactly filled by the nail. Howevermuch the shoe may be worn it is always retained in itsplace. This kind of nail (fig. 183) possesses three otheradvantages: one, that it is less liable to be broken at theneck because it exactly fits the stamped hole; the other,that it is smaller, and, in consequence, not likely to presson the sensitive part of the foot; and, lastly, that it doesless damage to the horn. By this new mode of shoeing all the defects andac
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