. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers. Horseshoeing. IXJURIES FEOM SHOEING. ICl skin above it. To "cut out a corn " witli the idea of removing it is simply an ignorant proceeding. If a corn be slight, all that is necessary is to take off the j^ressure of the shoe, and this is assisted by removing a thin slice or two of horn at the part. When the injury is very great, matter may be formed under the horn, and, of course, must be let out by removal of the horn over it. Provided there is no reason to believe that matter has formed, a corn, i. e., the bruised and discolored h
. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers. Horseshoeing. IXJURIES FEOM SHOEING. ICl skin above it. To "cut out a corn " witli the idea of removing it is simply an ignorant proceeding. If a corn be slight, all that is necessary is to take off the j^ressure of the shoe, and this is assisted by removing a thin slice or two of horn at the part. When the injury is very great, matter may be formed under the horn, and, of course, must be let out by removal of the horn over it. Provided there is no reason to believe that matter has formed, a corn, i. e., the bruised and discolored horn, should not be dug out in the ruthless manner so com- monly adopted. Cutting away all the horn of the sole at the heels leaves the v^all without any support. When the shoe rests upon the wall it is unable to sustain the weight without yielding, and thus an additional cause of irritation and soreness is manufactured. The excessive paring of corns is the chief reason of the difficulty of getting permanently rid of them. The simplest device for taking all pressure oft a corn is to cut off an inch and a half of the inner heel of the shoe. With the three-quar- ter shoe (Fig. 74) a horse will soon go sound, and his foot. FiQ. 74.—Three-quarter Shoe. will tJtien resume its healthy state. The saying '' once a corn, always a corn " is not true, but it is true -tliat a bruised heel is tender and liable to bruise again, from very slight anevenness of pressure, for at least thret>. 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 Hunting, William, 1846-1913. New York : W. R. Jenkins
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