Hand-book of Horsemanship and the habits and diseases of the horse and other animals . he use of shoes that are slightly convex or leveled out, so as tohave a tendency to spread the heels when the weight of the body is thrownupon the foot, and fastening on the principle of the inside quarter beingleft free, is regarded as much better; but the blacksmith must be a goodworkman to fasliion and fit a shoe in this way properly. The nails shouldnot be driven higher in the crust than seven-eighths of an inch, and not sodeep as to possibly strike through to the quick. If the foot is light, andshows a
Hand-book of Horsemanship and the habits and diseases of the horse and other animals . he use of shoes that are slightly convex or leveled out, so as tohave a tendency to spread the heels when the weight of the body is thrownupon the foot, and fastening on the principle of the inside quarter beingleft free, is regarded as much better; but the blacksmith must be a goodworkman to fasliion and fit a shoe in this way properly. The nails shouldnot be driven higher in the crust than seven-eighths of an inch, and not sodeep as to possibly strike through to the quick. If the foot is light, andshows a thin, delicate crust, the nails should be small, and not driven highor deep into the horn. As a rule, the fewer and smaller the. nails used—pro- HAND-BOOK OF .HORSEMAN SHIP. 63 vided they secure the shoe to the foot—the better. Shoes should be re-setas often as once a month, though in some cases they need not requh-e settingso often. It is positively necessary at six, atfd must not be neglected longerthan seven or eight weeks, if you would preserve the natural shape of ^^^^^^^^.J, (Quarter and Toe Crack. This disease, usually attributed to heat, dry weather, weak feet,etc., is one of the common symptoms of contraction, and can be entirelycured with the greatest ease ; nor will it ever recur if the hoof is kept inproper condition. If the case is recent, shoe as advised in our paragraph upon IncipientUnsoundness, being sure to cut the heel well down, putting the bearingfully upon the frog and three-quarters of the foot. If the hoof is weakfrom long contraction and defective circulation, lower the heels and wholewall, until the frog comes well upon the ground, and shoe with a slipper,or tip, made by cutting off a light shoe just before the middle calk,drawing it down and lowering the toe-calk partially. This will seem dan-gerous to those who have not tried it, but it is not so. The horse mayflinch a little at first, from his unaccustomed condition, and from tlie acti
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