Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . Fig. 468. Fig. 469. Thin-heeled Shoe Advised by Prof. Williams of Edinborough Veterinary College. as to leave only a soft, imperfect horn. In resetting such a shoe,it becomes necessary to put it farther back under the foot in orderto gain secure nail-hold. Not only this, but the portion of the pro-jecting wall being cut down to the shoe, leaves it deformed and injured to an extent that several months growth cannot repair. But if the holes be punched over parts that would give as secure
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . Fig. 468. Fig. 469. Thin-heeled Shoe Advised by Prof. Williams of Edinborough Veterinary College. as to leave only a soft, imperfect horn. In resetting such a shoe,it becomes necessary to put it farther back under the foot in orderto gain secure nail-hold. Not only this, but the portion of the pro-jecting wall being cut down to the shoe, leaves it deformed and injured to an extent that several months growth cannot repair. But if the holes be punched over parts that would give as secure hold, the shoe can be nailed on sufficiently firm to hold it without doing harm, and thereby preserve the symmetry of the foot In such a case it may be necessary to nail rather close to the heels ; but even this had better be done for a short time than risk injury and malformation by the method by carelessness or otherwise a nail should be driven into thequick, which will usually be known by the horses flinching, it shouldbe pulled out at once; or should a horse show soreness after being 1 ,1 â
Size: 1487px × 1679px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectho, booksubjecthorses
