. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . ^ (slant) of the The bear-foot. HORSESHOEING. 73 1. With a straight foot axis of normal slant (45°-50°,Fig. 76, A), the hoof follows the arc of a circle and reaches itshighest point when directly above the supporting hoof, , whenhalf-way in the stride. 2. With a straight, but acute-angled foot-axis (less than45°, Fig. 76, B), the hoof rises rapidly, reaches its highest Fig. 71 I 1III u) Fig. I / Q Fig. 73. \(A]. Fig. 74. © Q Q Fig. point before it has completed the first half of the stride, , be-fore it

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. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . ^ (slant) of the The bear-foot. HORSESHOEING. 73 1. With a straight foot axis of normal slant (45°-50°,Fig. 76, A), the hoof follows the arc of a circle and reaches itshighest point when directly above the supporting hoof, , whenhalf-way in the stride. 2. With a straight, but acute-angled foot-axis (less than45°, Fig. 76, B), the hoof rises rapidly, reaches its highest Fig. 71 I 1III u) Fig. I / Q Fig. 73. \(A]. Fig. 74. © Q Q Fig. point before it has completed the first half of the stride, , be-fore it has passed the supjDorting hoof, and descending graduallyin a long cur\e alights easily on tlie ground. 3. With a straight, but upright footraxis (55° or more,Fig. 76, C), the hoof rises slowly, reaches its highest point infront of the supporting hoof, from which point it descendsrapidly. The gait is choppy, and in the saddle horse un- 74 HORSESHOEING. pleasant for the rider. The length and the height of the strideare greatest in acute-angled feet; least in upright feet. Further-more,

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