. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers . of the knee joint by a blow from the toeof the shoe of the opposite foot. It occurs at a trot,and very seldom, excex)t when a horse is tired or over-paced. A horse that has once speedy-cut is apt to doso again, and it may cause him to fall. Such horsesshould be shod close on the inside, and care should betaken that the heel of the foot which strikes should bekept low. In some cases, a three-quarter shoe (seeFig. 74) on the offending foot prevents injury. Forging: or Clacking. This is not an injury, but an annoyance. It is thenoise made by th
. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers . of the knee joint by a blow from the toeof the shoe of the opposite foot. It occurs at a trot,and very seldom, excex)t when a horse is tired or over-paced. A horse that has once speedy-cut is apt to doso again, and it may cause him to fall. Such horsesshould be shod close on the inside, and care should betaken that the heel of the foot which strikes should bekept low. In some cases, a three-quarter shoe (seeFig. 74) on the offending foot prevents injury. Forging: or Clacking. This is not an injury, but an annoyance. It is thenoise made by the striking of the hind shoe against thefront as the horse is trotting. Horses forge whenyoung and green, when out of condition or tired. As arule, a horse that makes this noise is a slovenly goer, andwill cease to annoy when he gets strength and goes up tohis bit. Shoeing makes a difference, and in some cases INJURIES FROM SHOEING. 107 at once stops it. The i^art of the front shoe struck is theinner border round the toe. (Fig. 78.) The part of the. Fig. 78.—Toe of fore shoe. The arrows mark the place struck in forging. hind shoe that strikes is the outer border at the insideand outside toe. (Fig. 79.)
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