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. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . earedin the stable, the horncontinuing to grow dowTi r,, • , ., ,,, ,, , , ,. • c^ Twisted left front long pastern of colt, viewed from does not UnderSrO SUni- the upper articular surface. The lower end has been . twisted toward the left: a, transverse axis of lower Cient W^ear, and changes articularsurface;6, transverse axis of the upper artic- _c J l1 T ^ ^ ular surface. m lorm oi the hooi, and even permanent distortions of the bones of the foot gradu-ally occur. The wall becomes too long and bonds or some-times separates fro
. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . earedin the stable, the horncontinuing to grow dowTi r,, • , ., ,,, ,, , , ,. • c^ Twisted left front long pastern of colt, viewed from does not UnderSrO SUni- the upper articular surface. The lower end has been . twisted toward the left: a, transverse axis of lower Cient W^ear, and changes articularsurface;6, transverse axis of the upper artic- _c J l1 T ^ ^ ular surface. m lorm oi the hooi, and even permanent distortions of the bones of the foot gradu-ally occur. The wall becomes too long and bonds or some-times separates from the sole and keraphyllous layer. Weakquarters bend (curl) inward and encroach upon the spaceoccupied by the frog (contracted feet of colts). The toe be-comes too long, and this gives rise to too steep a positionof the pastern and causes an insecure and diffident gait; there-fore the hoofs must be shortened from time to time. The in-curved quarters shoidd b© removed with the hoof-knife, andthe outer edge of the plantar border of the wall well rounded 157. 158 HORSESHOEING. Fig. 184. with the rasp. In the base-wide and base-narrow standingpositions the outer and inner walls respectively become relativelylong and induce the colt to assume a still more abnormal posi-tion. The young and pliant pasterns may thus become perma-nently twisted and distorted (see Eigs. 183 and 184). Ina hoof that is becoming awry, restoring to the wall its proper level with relation to theposition of the limb willnot only be invaluable inultimately producing a goodhoof, but will improve thefaulty position of the exceptional cases, wherethe plantar border of somesection of the wall givesevidence of too rapid wear,the application of a tip orof a half-shoe may be ofbenefit. Furthermore, weshould attempt to securegreater cleanliness by fre-quently and thoroughly wash-ing the hoofs and bedding Left front long pastern of a colt showing com- ^^^^]^ plenty of gOod shortening of outer
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