. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . advertised for tenderfeet. If rubber pads be put overthe shoe, it is seen, in the fir,stplace, that nailing on the shoe andturning down the clinches suffi-ciently tight, presses it down so closely as to take out all itselasticity ; in addition, the heels soon wear and cut through it tothe shoe, so that they can have but little, if any, effect in relievingconcussion. Leather well fittedbetween the shoe and foot will, inmany cases, help have found that making theheel-calks rather low and sharp,and the toe-calks well back aboutthe mi
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . advertised for tenderfeet. If rubber pads be put overthe shoe, it is seen, in the fir,stplace, that nailing on the shoe andturning down the clinches suffi-ciently tight, presses it down so closely as to take out all itselasticity ; in addition, the heels soon wear and cut through it tothe shoe, so that they can have but little, if any, effect in relievingconcussion. Leather well fittedbetween the shoe and foot will, inmany cases, help have found that making theheel-calks rather low and sharp,and the toe-calks well back aboutthe middle of the bar, greatlyhelps in breaking concussion onmud roads ; as by their settinginto the ground the force of theblow is much lessened. A great many shoes havebeen devised for the purpose ofrelieving concussion ; but practically they have proved of butlittle or no value. The most successful way has been to fit twothin plates with rubber between them, but it proved too expensiveand complicated to come into general use. (Prof. Goings Patent. Fig. 556.—Form of shoe ivith toesimply rounded. SHOEING. 711 Rubber Shoe.) A common method practiced by many shoers is to spring or bend the shoe off from the heels, with the behef that it must relieve them. (See Fig. 558.) This is objectionable, because it transfers the beariag from the natural position of the heels to parts least capable of receiv- ingit, multiplied with such leverage upon the wall where the shoe is bent off, as to cause severe pain. It also soon breaks down the quarters so as to work upon the shoe, thereby becoming an additional source of weakness and injury.
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