. The horse and his diseases;. rds, and may thus enable the toe to obtaina firmer hold. The form of shoe here referred to, and the position of thenail-holes are shown in the cut annexed. Before leaving this subject itshould be remarked, that con-tracted feet—that is, feet thathave shrunken and become nar-row at the heels, and of which thefrog has become materially re-I duced in size,—are often, anddoubtless most frequently, causedby inflammation arising from im-proper shoeing. It is the customof many smiths to set the shoeswell off at the heels; and to a a The heels of an even thickness with t
. The horse and his diseases;. rds, and may thus enable the toe to obtaina firmer hold. The form of shoe here referred to, and the position of thenail-holes are shown in the cut annexed. Before leaving this subject itshould be remarked, that con-tracted feet—that is, feet thathave shrunken and become nar-row at the heels, and of which thefrog has become materially re-I duced in size,—are often, anddoubtless most frequently, causedby inflammation arising from im-proper shoeing. It is the customof many smiths to set the shoeswell off at the heels; and to a a The heels of an even thickness with the rest of the shoe. b. b. Show the pointsat which the heels of the hoof terminated, t. c. The seating carried back, so as toclear the angles at the heels, and leave the seat of corns free from pressure, d Thenail-holes placed in the flat surface which supports the crust, where they shouldalways be. e. The hindermost nail of the inner side at the inner toe, whereby thewhole of the quarter and heel are left free to expand.,. THE PROPER FORM OP A SHOE. ADMINISTERING MEDICINE. 193 carry the seating or level of the upper side of the shoes so farback that the heels, instead of resting on a flat surface, as theywould on a properly fitted shoe, rest on the slopes of the seat-ing, which are in this respect simply two inclined planes, soplaced that, at each step taken by the horse, his heels must bepressed together, until a greater or less contraction is mademanifest, but at too late a period to enable us to remedy theevil; for there is no means by which this contraction of the footcan be cured—although, when it exists only to a slight extent,the internal portions of the foot will sometimes accommodatethemselves to its new form. So far as disease is the result ofbad shoeing, it can be obviated by so forming the shoe that itwill afford a sufficient and perfectly secure and level support forthe heels. ADMILTISTEKIK-G MEDICINE. The most common form in which medicine is given to theho
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