Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . SHOEING. 61 The half-moon shoe, or tip, by Lafosse, referred to hereafter, isclaimed to cure corns. Caesar Fiaschi, of the sixteenth century, gives a figure of a three-quarter shoe,almost the same form as that of BracyClarks, for this trouble. Whites work,published in 1820, says :— The only thing to be done is to take oj0f the shoe,and turn the horse out to grass. In slight cases,however, this may not be absolutely necessary,and is often inconvenient, but it is by far thebest plan, and
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . SHOEING. 61 The half-moon shoe, or tip, by Lafosse, referred to hereafter, isclaimed to cure corns. Caesar Fiaschi, of the sixteenth century, gives a figure of a three-quarter shoe,almost the same form as that of BracyClarks, for this trouble. Whites work,published in 1820, says :— The only thing to be done is to take oj0f the shoe,and turn the horse out to grass. In slight cases,however, this may not be absolutely necessary,and is often inconvenient, but it is by far thebest plan, and I may add, perJiaps the only effectualone, when a radical cure is desired. Weak Heels. If from any cause there has been muchfever in the feet for some time, in conse-quence of being driven on hard roads, or being partially foundered,there will be diminished supply of horn, so that the wall will notonly grow slower, but thinner. (See reference to inflammation andFigs. 555, 556.) Sometimes the heels are cut down so closely that should theshoe work loose, and wear or break down the quarters, it would be. Fig. 552.—French Convex Shoe.
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