. Special report on diseases of the horse. Horses. Fig. 11.—Left fore hoof of regular form shod with a rubber pad and " three-quarter " shoe. (Ground surface.) rif 1 \ 11 1110^ iiL,ht foio hoof ot the bast H idi (t ( wid ) si iii(lin„ pomiion, sliod ^^lth 1 luam diopped (u aw " shot to pi(\ent the toe cuttin., (inlciftr- inK) 1 he dotted line at the inm r toe indiL-iitfs the edse uf the wuil wh»oli was rasped away in order to narrow the hoof along the striking section. Note the inward bevel of the shoe at this point, tlie dropped crease, the distribu- tion of the nails, the long
. Special report on diseases of the horse. Horses. Fig. 11.—Left fore hoof of regular form shod with a rubber pad and " three-quarter " shoe. (Ground surface.) rif 1 \ 11 1110^ iiL,ht foio hoof ot the bast H idi (t ( wid ) si iii(lin„ pomiion, sliod ^^lth 1 luam diopped (u aw " shot to pi(\ent the toe cuttin., (inlciftr- inK) 1 he dotted line at the inm r toe indiL-iitfs the edse uf the wuil wh»oli was rasped away in order to narrow the hoof along the striking section. Note the inward bevel of the shoe at this point, tlie dropped crease, the distribu- tion of the nails, the long " full " inner branch, and the short " close " outer brancli. not only without injury to the hoof, but to its great benefit. The belief, unsupported by evidence, that rubber pads " draw the feet" keeps many from using them. A human foot encased in a rubber boot may eventually be blistered by the sweat poured upon the sur- face of the skin and held there by the impervious rubber till decom- position takes place with the formation of irritating fatty acids; but there is no basis for an analogy in the hoof of a horse. OTHER SPECIAL FORMS. Some drawings, designed to illustrate shoeing in connection with "interfering" and "forging," and other special conditions, are shown in figures 13 tu 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 United States. Bureau of Animal Industry; Adams, John William, 1862-; Eichhorn, Adolph, 1875-; Hall, Maurice Crowther, 1881-; Harbaugh, William Heyser; Holcombe, Allen Anderson, 1850-1920; Huidekoper, Rush Shippen, 1854-1901; Law, James, 1838-1921; Liautard, Alexandre Franc?ois Augustin, 1835-1918; Michener, Charles B. , 1838-; Trumbower, M. R. (Milton R. ); Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875; Pearson, Leonard, 1868-
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