. Special report on diseases of the horse . Horses. Fig. 9.—An acute-angled left fore hoof shod with a bar shoe. Note the width and posi- tion of the har and the fact that the nails are placed well toward the toe, so as not to interfere with the expansion of the quarters. rope) is extensively used with most gratifying results. It is cheap, durable, easily applied, and Fig. 10.—A fairly formed right fore ice shoe for a roadater. The toe and outer heel calks cut at right angles, and the Inner-heel calk is slender and blunt. The back surface of the toe calk should be perpendicular. In


. Special report on diseases of the horse . Horses. Fig. 9.—An acute-angled left fore hoof shod with a bar shoe. Note the width and posi- tion of the har and the fact that the nails are placed well toward the toe, so as not to interfere with the expansion of the quarters. rope) is extensively used with most gratifying results. It is cheap, durable, easily applied, and Fig. 10.—A fairly formed right fore ice shoe for a roadater. The toe and outer heel calks cut at right angles, and the Inner-heel calk is slender and blunt. The back surface of the toe calk should be perpendicular. In the large cities of England and the United States rubber pads are extensively used. They are rather expensive, but are quite effi- cient in preventing slipping on polished and gummy pavements, H. Doc. 795, 59-2 37 2 Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 United States. Bureau of Animal Industry; Pearson, Leonard, 1868-1909. Washington : Govt. Print. Off.


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