The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . ered indispensable to his education and development. Even those w^ho have not given the subject any consider,ation can see at a glance that the immovable piece of metalon the horses foot hinders the natural growth of the outershell or wall which covers and protects the delicate mechan- ^50 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOfift. ism that enables the anhnai to attain his flight of cramping of the Avail or crust b
The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . ered indispensable to his education and development. Even those w^ho have not given the subject any consider,ation can see at a glance that the immovable piece of metalon the horses foot hinders the natural growth of the outershell or wall which covers and protects the delicate mechan- ^50 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOfift. ism that enables the anhnai to attain his flight of cramping of the Avail or crust brings about numerousdiseases, the most prevalent of Avhich is that known as con-traction, of which an example is shown in Fig. 153. Thisthe reader ma^^ compare with the healthy foot shown inFig. 154. In its natural state the horses foot is nearlyround and slightly wider than it is long. Shoeing has theeffect of changing this natural shape by elongating the hoofand by keeping the heel from spreading, causing the con-traction above referred to, the hete noir of every horsemanand the chief enemy of every horse that has worn common ailments from the same cause are corns,. Fig. 153—Bad Case of Contraction. produced by the pressure on the heel, and quarter cracks,which- result from the bursting or splitting of the wall ofthe foot owing to the unusual thinness of the horn, Avhichbeing bound \}y the shoe is not strong enough to withstandthe pressure from within. It is claimed b}^ man}^ practical horsemen that a radicalremedy has been found for these and kindred diseases thatcome from the stereot3ped method of shoeing. This is theuse of what are known as tips, which are nothing more THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOEK. 251 than shoes without heels. Tips in a crude form have beenin use for a long- time, and were probably employed as aprotection to horses that were turned out to graze, and de-signed to prevent the front of the hoof from breaking offin the pasture. The wild horse is con
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