Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . fig. 194 fig. 195 thougii lameness from an extreme degree had not beenobserved. The shoe was only adapted for hoofs with strongconcave soles; yet with all other kinds of feet, if it wasclear of the sole, the inclination was a matter of no mo-ment. The curve at the toe, and the manner of punchingthe nail-holes, resembled the French shoe. This patternlasted in wear as long as the ordinary armature. It Vv^ill beseen that this is simply a modification, or rather a combina-tion, of Solleysefs fer a pantoiifle, Bourgelats curv
Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . fig. 194 fig. 195 thougii lameness from an extreme degree had not beenobserved. The shoe was only adapted for hoofs with strongconcave soles; yet with all other kinds of feet, if it wasclear of the sole, the inclination was a matter of no mo-ment. The curve at the toe, and the manner of punchingthe nail-holes, resembled the French shoe. This patternlasted in wear as long as the ordinary armature. It Vv^ill beseen that this is simply a modification, or rather a combina-tion, of Solleysefs fer a pantoiifle, Bourgelats curved oradjusted shoe, and the concave-surfaced shoe of St Bel. The concave ground surface renders the animal moresecure on his legs, as he has a greater purchase on theground, and by this form the weight is thrown on thecrust, or wall, which prevents any unnecessary strain onthe nails and clinches. He refers to the resemblancebetween this and Solleysels shoe, points out that his isformed with the same intention to prevent contractionand other permanent diseases of the fe
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