. Manual for farriers, horseshoers, saddlers, and wagoners or teamsters : 1914 . nd tissuesof the footare probablymore tender, or, being so closely confined, require more delicatetreatment than those of any other part of the body. On the otherhand, they are subjected to the most pounding and often they re-ceive the least care. Men who would be very careful of the founda-tion of a house are most neglectful when it comes to the foundationof the horse. The hoofs of the horse and mule ct)rresp(md closelyto the nails on the fingers or the toes; think of how very painfulany injury to the nail is and
. Manual for farriers, horseshoers, saddlers, and wagoners or teamsters : 1914 . nd tissuesof the footare probablymore tender, or, being so closely confined, require more delicatetreatment than those of any other part of the body. On the otherhand, they are subjected to the most pounding and often they re-ceive the least care. Men who would be very careful of the founda-tion of a house are most neglectful when it comes to the foundationof the horse. The hoofs of the horse and mule ct)rresp(md closelyto the nails on the fingers or the toes; think of how very painfulany injury to the nail is and it can be appreciated how tenderlythe hoofs should be treated. Firstshapethe hoof so that when viewed from the front and fromthe side, the axis of the pastern (that is, between the ankle and thehoof) and the center line of the hoof are parallel. In removing thewall,begin at the toe. When the proper position has been obtained,the edge of the hoof should be rasped off very slightly—just enough totake (;ff the sharp edge. Then the shoe should be fitted to this HORSESHOER. 117.
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