. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . the toe on the front foot. This isthe reason no mark is seen on the front foot, while thehind foot is badly worn off. INTERFERING Interfering is a bad fault in a horse. It is the effectof a variety of causes. In interfering the horse brushesthe foot ^oing forward against the other foot. Somehorses strike the knee, others above it, the shin or cor-onet, but in most cases the fetlock. Colts seldom interfere before they are shod, butthen they sometimes interfere because the shoes aretoo heavy.
. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . the toe on the front foot. This isthe reason no mark is seen on the front foot, while thehind foot is badly worn off. INTERFERING Interfering is a bad fault in a horse. It is the effectof a variety of causes. In interfering the horse brushesthe foot ^oing forward against the other foot. Somehorses strike the knee, others above it, the shin or cor-onet, but in most cases the fetlock. Colts seldom interfere before they are shod, butthen they sometimes interfere because the shoes aretoo heavy. This trouble disappears as soon as thecolt is accustomed to carrying the shoes. Weakness is MODERN ITIIIXG 147 the most common cause. Malformation of the fetlockis another cause. The turning in or out of the toes,giving a swinging motion to the feet, is also conduciveto interfering. The first thing to do is to apply a boot to the placethat is brushed. Next, proceed to remove the causeby shoeing, or by feeding and rest in cases of weak-ness. Nothing is better than flesh to spread the legs. NATURAL FOOT with. Some old horse-shoers in shoeing for interfer-ing will turn the feet so as to turn the fetlock is done by paring down the outside and leavingthe inside strong. This is a bad way of shoeing forinterfering, as it might ruin the horse. The footshould be leveled as level as it is possible. The innerside of the hoof should be scant; instead of beingcurved it should be almost straight, as the horse gen-erally strikes with the side of the hoof or is d6ne to make a side-weight shoe, the side 148 MODERN weight not to reach over the center of the shoe, but tobe only on one side. Put the shoe on with the weighton the outer side. If the horse still interferes, givemore side weight to the shoe, and make the heel on theouter side about one and one-quarter inch longer thanthe inside heel; give it an outward turn. This heel willprevent the hors
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