. A compendium of the veterinary art ... 318 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. crust as well as sole, should be so pared down as to be at the dis- tance of a quarter of an inch or more from the corresponding part of the shoe.* melted together, and applied on tow. Some little tact is required in dis- posing the tow so as to fill up the vacancies we have mentioned. The ad- vantages of the leather thus applied are manifold. It diminishes concussion in a considerable degree by its interposition between the iron and the foot. It preserves the elasticity and stimulates the growth of the sole, at the same time
. A compendium of the veterinary art ... 318 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. crust as well as sole, should be so pared down as to be at the dis- tance of a quarter of an inch or more from the corresponding part of the shoe.* melted together, and applied on tow. Some little tact is required in dis- posing the tow so as to fill up the vacancies we have mentioned. The ad- vantages of the leather thus applied are manifold. It diminishes concussion in a considerable degree by its interposition between the iron and the foot. It preserves the elasticity and stimulates the growth of the sole, at the same time that it protects it from the effect of nails and sharp flints. It preserves the frog likewise from injury and from undue moisture, the source of thrushes. It strengthens the crust in weak feet, particularly at the quarters and heels; and affords to the sole and frog, when the surface of the ground is the least irregular, that moderate degree of pressure which it meets with in a state of ; — Ed.] * The Unilateral Shoe. — The next great improvement in the art, and one which, in justice to its merits, we must characterise as the most important hitherto noticed, consists in applying the nails round the toe, and on the outside c^uarter, but leaving the inside quarter unfettered. The advantages. 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 White, James, fl. 1815-1818. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
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