. A compendium of the veterinary art ... SHOEING AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FEET. 317 a remark he has made on an opinion of IVIr. Bracy Clark, in which I perfectly agree with him. " Mr. B. Clark prefers the common to the countersink head, believing that it leaves a de- gree of room between the shoulder of a nail and the shoe for the EXPANSION OF THE HOOF. I confess I should not like to com- mence a journey if there was any play between the shoe and the hoof; as it must be quite clear that, under such circumstances, a shoe could not remain on long. In the seated shoe there is not that strai
. A compendium of the veterinary art ... SHOEING AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FEET. 317 a remark he has made on an opinion of IVIr. Bracy Clark, in which I perfectly agree with him. " Mr. B. Clark prefers the common to the countersink head, believing that it leaves a de- gree of room between the shoulder of a nail and the shoe for the EXPANSION OF THE HOOF. I confess I should not like to com- mence a journey if there was any play between the shoe and the hoof; as it must be quite clear that, under such circumstances, a shoe could not remain on long. In the seated shoe there is not that strain on the nails and in the clenches that there is in the common (hollow or concave foot surface, like the French) shoe; for the crust, instead of bearing on an edge, bears on a flat ; There is but little difficulty in adapting a shoe to a sound foot; that is, a foot that has a sound well-formed frog, open heels, good bars, strong and rather concave sole, and a strong well-formed crust or wall. To such foot, the best shoe that can possibly be applied is that which has for many years been em- ployed in the Royal Dragoons. I may have made some devia- tion from the form which was employed, and so may others ; but the following is that which I now recommend. The shoe should be from half an inch to five eighths of an inch thick, all round from toe to heel, and of the same width, except at the heel, where it should be three fourths of an inch wide. The nail holes should be made somewhat similar to those of the French shoe, and the nails driven in a similar direction. When a foot deviates from the sound form, the shoe must be shaped ac- cordingly. If the sole is in any degree flat and thin, the wide hollow shoe is absolutely Har Shoe (foot side'), necessary.* a, A piece of leather If the hccIs are tender, and have corns, the In^'order t' teTr' ^''^ ^^'«^ ^^ ^he best that Can be applied: and upon the frog. the tender heel, including part of the quarter, * No general rule ca
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