Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . Fig. 595. —The Shoe as it may be Fitted toSupport Weak Heels. 78 CAUSES OF Fig. 596.—Points Showing where theHorn is Strongest to Drivethe Nails In. When a horse loses a shoe, a circumstance often occurring, if the hoof ispared, the animal cannot walk a hundred steps without going lame ; because in thisstate the lower surface of the foot being hollowed, the horses weight falls upon thecrust, and this, having no support from the horny sole, is quickly broken and wornaway ; and i
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . Fig. 595. —The Shoe as it may be Fitted toSupport Weak Heels. 78 CAUSES OF Fig. 596.—Points Showing where theHorn is Strongest to Drivethe Nails In. When a horse loses a shoe, a circumstance often occurring, if the hoof ispared, the animal cannot walk a hundred steps without going lame ; because in thisstate the lower surface of the foot being hollowed, the horses weight falls upon thecrust, and this, having no support from the horny sole, is quickly broken and wornaway ; and if he meets hard substances on the road, he all the more speedily be-comes lame. It is not so when the sole is al-lowed to retain its whole strength. The shoecomes off, but the sole and frog resting on theground, assist the crust in bearing the wholeweight of the body, and the animal, thoughunshod, is able to pursue his journey safe and sound It is necessary to be convinced of another fact; that is, it is rarethat a horse goes at his ease and is notpromptly fatigued, if the frog does not touchthe ground. As it is the only point of sup-port, if you raise it from the ground by paringit,
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