Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . FiG. 497.—Siiowing Great Excess of Horn. SIIOETXG. 43. Fig. 498.—Shoe loo Wide and Long,too Concave. Bearing-suiface lar care should be taken not to cut so much at any part as to cause bleeding. On thisaccount the op-erator should feelhis way cautious-ly, cutting deeperas he goes bar shouldbe cut away towithin three quar-ters of an inchfrom the point ofthe heel. No moreshould be cutaway from therest of the bar, orpart coming un-der the clip, than may be necessary to give a stra
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . FiG. 497.—Siiowing Great Excess of Horn. SIIOETXG. 43. Fig. 498.—Shoe loo Wide and Long,too Concave. Bearing-suiface lar care should be taken not to cut so much at any part as to cause bleeding. On thisaccount the op-erator should feelhis way cautious-ly, cutting deeperas he goes bar shouldbe cut away towithin three quar-ters of an inchfrom the point ofthe heel. No moreshould be cutaway from therest of the bar, orpart coming un-der the clip, than may be necessary to give a straight shoulder for it to rest against. Both sides must be treated alike. If the part has been cut through in the least, it should be protected after the shoe is on by melting a little resin and tallow into it, and covering with tow. There have been many ignorant and pretentious quacks, who have presumed to weaken the heel by sawing in between the bars and frog. Only a very small point can be reached in this way, without cutting to the quick. The saw cannot be used here at all with advantage. The point is to weaken the horn at the bottom of the cleft so tha
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