. Elements of hippology. Horses. 142 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. grows much faster at the toe than at the heel, dragging the shoe forward slightly, and gradually changing the angle the coffin-bone makes with the pastern-bone. This has the ef- fect of diminishing the work of the extensor tendon at the ex- pense of the flexor tendon. Not only is this equilibrium de- stroyed by leaving the shoe on too long, but the heel of the shoe. Figure 93.—Shoe on Too Long gradually bears more and more on the seat of corn, rendering lameness from corns extremely liable. Experience teaches that four weeks is the sa
. Elements of hippology. Horses. 142 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. grows much faster at the toe than at the heel, dragging the shoe forward slightly, and gradually changing the angle the coffin-bone makes with the pastern-bone. This has the ef- fect of diminishing the work of the extensor tendon at the ex- pense of the flexor tendon. Not only is this equilibrium de- stroyed by leaving the shoe on too long, but the heel of the shoe. Figure 93.—Shoe on Too Long gradually bears more and more on the seat of corn, rendering lameness from corns extremely liable. Experience teaches that four weeks is the safe limit to leave the shoe on without re-seating it. This gives importance to the first rule in the care of the horse's feet: All shoes to be removed at the end of a month's 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 Marshall, Francis C. (Francis Cutler), b. 1867; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson Press
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