. The art of horse-shoeing. Horseshoeing; Hoofs; CHR 1905; PRO McNeil, John H. (autograph); PRO McNeil, John H. , Mrs. (donor). FITTING AND APPLICATION OF SHOES 109 ously let down into the hoof so that its edge approaches very closely to the sensitive foot. It is sometimes difficult to arrive at the truth as to the significance of the phrase " embedding or letting dovv^n " the shoe of the Charlier system. At one time we are assured that " the shoe is not sunk, the sole is permitted to grow ; When this is so, very little positive objection to the system can be taken, beca
. The art of horse-shoeing. Horseshoeing; Hoofs; CHR 1905; PRO McNeil, John H. (autograph); PRO McNeil, John H. , Mrs. (donor). FITTING AND APPLICATION OF SHOES 109 ously let down into the hoof so that its edge approaches very closely to the sensitive foot. It is sometimes difficult to arrive at the truth as to the significance of the phrase " embedding or letting dovv^n " the shoe of the Charlier system. At one time we are assured that " the shoe is not sunk, the sole is permitted to grow ; When this is so, very little positive objection to the system can be taken, because the shoe then rests at the same level on firm horn as does any other narrow shoe ; but then the frog takes no better bearing than in other systems, and the superfluous growth of horn on the sole is of no vahie. When the shoe is really " let down " of course the frog does receive in- creased pressure—it is forced to share with the wall the primary function of sustaining weight instead of, as in nature, taking only a secondary share of such action. It does this at the expense of a shoe placed so close to the " quick " that if the upper and inner border of iron be not bevelled off, immediate lameness Fig. 87.—Groove for modified or short Charlier. When the Charlier shoe was first introduced, it was ap- plied the full length of the foot, but it was found that when thinned by wear, the heels spread and led to injury of the opposite leg or to its being trodden off. Now the Charlier is only applied like a tip round the front portion of the surface of the foot, and it therefore partakes of some of the advan- tages I have credited to tips. It is a very light shoe and only requires small nails to fix it securely, but as the shoe. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hun
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