Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . SHOEING. 77. Fig. 594.—Fool Referred to in Text as it Appeared. In advising tips or thin-heeled shoes, he says :— Thin tips extending back to the middle of the quarters, allow the heels tobear upon the ground, and the weight to be sustained behind and before, but partic-ularly in the latter, because the weight of the body falls heaviest there. The shorter the shoe is,the less the horse slips, andthe frog has the same influ-ence in preventing this thatan old hat placed under ourown shoes
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . SHOEING. 77. Fig. 594.—Fool Referred to in Text as it Appeared. In advising tips or thin-heeled shoes, he says :— Thin tips extending back to the middle of the quarters, allow the heels tobear upon the ground, and the weight to be sustained behind and before, but partic-ularly in the latter, because the weight of the body falls heaviest there. The shorter the shoe is,the less the horse slips, andthe frog has the same influ-ence in preventing this thatan old hat placed under ourown shoes would have inprotecting us from slippingon the ice. * * * Itis necessary, neverthe-less, that hoofs which haveweak walls should be a littlelonger shod, so that the grad-ually thinning branchesreach to the heels, thoughnot resting upon them. Forhorses which have convexsoles, these long shoesshould also be used, and thetoes should be more coveredto prevent the sole touch-This is the only true method of preserving the foot and restoringit. A horse which has its feet weak and sensitive, ought to be shod as short as
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