The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . the heel just as muchas it will bear. Fit the shoe considerably wider than thefoot was before the heel was spread, level the shoe fromthe last nail hole out so that it will tend to give outwardinstead of inward as the weight comes on it. A littlepractice will teach the smith how much the foot will stand, THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 129 and how large the shoe should be, then lay the spreaderflat on the foot, with
The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . the heel just as muchas it will bear. Fit the shoe considerably wider than thefoot was before the heel was spread, level the shoe fromthe last nail hole out so that it will tend to give outwardinstead of inward as the weight comes on it. A littlepractice will teach the smith how much the foot will stand, THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 129 and how large the shoe should be, then lay the spreaderflat on the foot, with the side hooks in the heel, and turnthe screAv. The larger the thread is on the screw theeasier it will he to spread the foot. A good smith can tellwhether the heel or toe is too long by looking at the foot.—By B. B. Shoe for Contracted Feet. Contraction is caused by the feet becoming hard from neg-lect in not being taken care of. The shoer drives the shoeon without properly preparing the foot. The quartersturn in and draw together at the heel, and the horse, as aconsequence, becomes lame and cannot travel. What is theremedy for this defect ? Some farriers claim that the horse. Fig. 74—Shoe for Contracted Feet. should be turned out in marsh}^ ground until the hoof be-comes softened, when the difficulty will disappear. Thisplan is generally impracticable, as the owner of the horsewants to use him. Others say the shoe should be made wide and nailed onwhile the hoof is spread with a pair of tongs. Still othersuse wide shoes and pretend to believe that contractions can 130 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. be cured by them. Manj^ other methods have come undermy observation, and none of them are of much if anyvalue. My plan is to make a shoe expressly for contracted feetand the sketch, Fig\ 74, will illustrate m}- idea. The dottedline. A, represents a joint made by simply cutting- a com-mon shoe through the center of the toe with a half roundchisel. Holes, as shown, are then punched in
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