Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . rm thickness atthe toes, quarters, and heels, so that the proper bearing ofthe foot be not disturbed. 4:th. The shape of the foot-surface of the shoe should followthe general form of the weight-bearing surfaces of the wall andsole. Hence, it should be broad at the toes, and comparativelynarrow at the heels; provided always, that at the latter partthe web is broad enough to rest on the bars, as well as onthe wall of the heels (Fig. 190). As the shoe is not fixed by nailsat the heels, a little margin should be left, in
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . rm thickness atthe toes, quarters, and heels, so that the proper bearing ofthe foot be not disturbed. 4:th. The shape of the foot-surface of the shoe should followthe general form of the weight-bearing surfaces of the wall andsole. Hence, it should be broad at the toes, and comparativelynarrow at the heels; provided always, that at the latter partthe web is broad enough to rest on the bars, as well as onthe wall of the heels (Fig. 190). As the shoe is not fixed by nailsat the heels, a little margin should be left, in the event of theshoe shifting, or of its heels opening out. If such a contingencyhappened without allowance having been made, the horn of the THE SHOE. 729 heels would run the risk of becoming broken down, which would,of course, be most undesirable; for the shoeing smith will generallyfind considerable difficulty in keeping the heels of the hoof highenough. Narrow-heeled shoes, which are made to follow the shapeof the ground-surface of the wall at the heels, and which are. Fig. 190.—Foot surface of properly made shoe. recommended by some authorities, appear to me to be wrong intheory; for they do not permit weight being borne on the are also defective in practice, on account of allowing nomargin for accidental shifting. 5th. If it be intended to have a clip at the toe, an extra quantityof iron should be provided for it at that part, upon which falls thegreatest amount of wear. Neglect of this precaution (as in the 730 SHOEING. case of making shoes out of iron bars of uniform shape and sub-stance, Fig. 191) is the frequent cause of the fore shoes of saddleand light harness horses opening out at the heels, and thusnecessitating a visit to the smithy before the proper time. Sideclips help to prevent lateral rotation of the shoe, but toe clipshave no effect in this useful respect. An experience of eighteenyears among horses in India, in which country clips to shoes arev
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