. A text-book of horseshoeing for horseshoers and veterinarians. Horseshoeing. 100 HORSESHOEING. fitting bed lias been made upon the bearing-surface of the hoof. From the bearing-surface of the shoe to the inner border of the web the iron must be free from the sole around its entire cir- cumference. The horn sole should not be burnt, because the velvety tissue of the sole lies immediately above it. In the region of the nail-holes the outer borders of shoe and wall should correspond. The nail-holes must under all conditions cover the â white line. From the last nail- hole back to the ends of th
. A text-book of horseshoeing for horseshoers and veterinarians. Horseshoeing. 100 HORSESHOEING. fitting bed lias been made upon the bearing-surface of the hoof. From the bearing-surface of the shoe to the inner border of the web the iron must be free from the sole around its entire cir- cumference. The horn sole should not be burnt, because the velvety tissue of the sole lies immediately above it. In the region of the nail-holes the outer borders of shoe and wall should correspond. The nail-holes must under all conditions cover the â white line. From the last nail- hole back to the ends of the branches, for hoofs of the regular standing position of the limbs, the shoe should gradually widen until it pro- jects at each quarter from a twenty-fifth to a twelfth of an inch beyond the edge of the wall. The posterior half of the shoe should, therefore, be somewhat wider than the hoof The effect of this will be to prolong the usefulness of the shoes. With respect to the width of the branches, an exception arises in the case of hind shoes, in which the inner branch, with few excep- tions, should closely follow the border of the wall; this will prevent interfering and tearing off the shoe by the opposite foot. Between the ends of the branches and the frog there should be enough room, with few exceptions, to pass a foot-pick. In order to judge of the width of a shoe which has been fitted to the hoof, it is of advantage to seize the hoof in the left hand and, extending it towards the ground, to observe from behind and above the outer border of the shoe and the surfaces of the wall. Furthermore, the most important rule is that the shoe should always ^have the form of the hoof, so long as the form of the hoof remains un-. Left fore-hoof of normal position 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 work
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