. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. FAULTY CONFOEMATION 127 Into this groove is fitted a narrow and somewhat deep shoe, made, preferably, of a mixture of iron and steel, and forged in such a manner that its front or outer surface follows the outer slope of the wall. The Charlier should have the inner edge of its upper surface very slightly bevelled, in order to prevent any Fig. 66.—The Special Drawing-knifb (Fleming's) foe pebpaeing THE Foot for the Chabliee Shoe. pressure on the sensitive sole, and should be provided with from four to six nail-holes. These latter should be small i
. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. FAULTY CONFOEMATION 127 Into this groove is fitted a narrow and somewhat deep shoe, made, preferably, of a mixture of iron and steel, and forged in such a manner that its front or outer surface follows the outer slope of the wall. The Charlier should have the inner edge of its upper surface very slightly bevelled, in order to prevent any Fig. 66.—The Special Drawing-knifb (Fleming's) foe pebpaeing THE Foot for the Chabliee Shoe. pressure on the sensitive sole, and should be provided with from four to six nail-holes. These latter should be small in size and conical in shape. The nails themselves should be small, and have a conical head and neck, to fit into the nail-hole of the shoe. The modified Charlier, or Charlier tip, perhaps the better of the two for the purpose we are describing, is really. Fig. 67.—Foot peepaeed foe the Chaeliee Shoe. a shortened Charlier, and bears the same relation to the Charlier proper as the tip does to the ordinary shoe. It is let into the solar surface of the foot in exactly the same manner as its larger fellow, but it does not extend back- wards beyond the commencement of the quarters. By its use greater opportunity for expansion is given to the heels than is done by the Charlier with heels of full 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 Reeks, H. Caulton. Chicago : Alex. Eger
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