Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . nt theanimal from slipping. PKEPAEATION OF THE FOOT. 725 2nd. The sole is thick, strong and arched. 3rd. On level ground, the weight-bearing surface of the footis composed of the frog, wall, bars, and the outer portion of thesole. 4th. The slope of the fore foot, viewed in profile, will as arule be about 50°; and that of the hind feet will be from 55°to 60°. This difference in obliquity between the hoofs of thedifferent extremities, is due to the fact, that the hind feet arechiefly required for propelling the animal,
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . nt theanimal from slipping. PKEPAEATION OF THE FOOT. 725 2nd. The sole is thick, strong and arched. 3rd. On level ground, the weight-bearing surface of the footis composed of the frog, wall, bars, and the outer portion of thesole. 4th. The slope of the fore foot, viewed in profile, will as arule be about 50°; and that of the hind feet will be from 55°to 60°. This difference in obliquity between the hoofs of thedifferent extremities, is due to the fact, that the hind feet arechiefly required for propelling the animal, and the fore feet forsupporting his weight; hence, the wear of the former, at thetoes, is greater than that of the latter. The slopes which I havetaken for both fore and hind hoofs, are an average of those Ihave observed, from time to time, among a number of unshod —si, coronet Sensitive laminaPedalBone. _PlanlarcitsMOi Jfanvy sole Shoe _ Fig. 186.—Vertical and transverse section of a hoof, the shoe of whichis concave on the right side, and seated on the left - - Shcrt pasiem WaUofhcof ..Sensitive laminceSensitive sole_ - Horryy frog horses; for I have felt justified in assuming that, as the unpro-tected hoof readily wears down by friction with the ground, itwill assume the slope best fitted for performinp^ its In the unshod foot the toe is rounded, as a result of wear. Preparation of the Foot. As the shoe ought to be employed simply as a protectionagainst excessive wear of horn; it should be applied in such amanner that it will interfere, as little as possible, with the naturalshape and uses of the foot. Hence, previous to its being put on,the hoof should be brought into a natural shape, as regards itsslope and weight-bearing surfaces; except that the wall and outerportion of the sole should be reduced so as to allow for thethickness of the shoe. Although the horn of the hoof growsat about the same rate all round; still, when the animal is
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