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. Diseases of the horse's foot. Horses; Hoofs -- Diseases; Horses -- Diseases. Fig. 65.—The Thinned Fig. 64.—The Tip Shoe 'let in' the Foot. striving for—namely, frog pressure, and greater facilities for alternate expansion and contraction of the heels—is thus brought about. (b) By Shoeing with the Charlier.—The results brought about by the use of a tip may be arrived at by the applica- tion of a Charlier or preplantar shoe, or by a modified Charlier or Charlier tip. Briefly described, a Charlier is a shoe that allows the sole and the frog to come to the ground exactly as in the unshod f
. Diseases of the horse's foot. Horses; Hoofs -- Diseases; Horses -- Diseases. Fig. 65.—The Thinned Fig. 64.—The Tip Shoe 'let in' the Foot. striving for—namely, frog pressure, and greater facilities for alternate expansion and contraction of the heels—is thus brought about. (b) By Shoeing with the Charlier.—The results brought about by the use of a tip may be arrived at by the applica- tion of a Charlier or preplantar shoe, or by a modified Charlier or Charlier tip. Briefly described, a Charlier is a shoe that allows the sole and the frog to come to the ground exactly as in the unshod foot. This is accomplished by running a groove round the inferior edge of the hoof by removing a portion of the bearing edge of the wall with a specially devised 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 Reeks, H. Caulton (Harry Caulton). Chicago : A. Eger
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