. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 471.—Ground surface of theGoodenough shoe. It is a rule, recognized by the bestauthorities, that the sole shouldnot rest upon the shoe, exceptaround the toe where the out-er edge is left full and nat-ural. But if the wall is cutdown close, and the sole rath-er thin (which, as explainedbefore, in no case should bedone except for special patho-logical reasons), it is advisa-ble, if it comes too near theiron, to lower the part comingunder it. As a rule, the bear-ing surface should be level,and the ground suiface con-FiG. 472.—Bearing surface o
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 471.—Ground surface of theGoodenough shoe. It is a rule, recognized by the bestauthorities, that the sole shouldnot rest upon the shoe, exceptaround the toe where the out-er edge is left full and nat-ural. But if the wall is cutdown close, and the sole rath-er thin (which, as explainedbefore, in no case should bedone except for special patho-logical reasons), it is advisa-ble, if it comes too near theiron, to lower the part comingunder it. As a rule, the bear-ing surface should be level,and the ground suiface con-FiG. 472.—Bearing surface of the same. cave, or the inner edge of the 43. 658 SHOEING. ground surface so bevelled off that it will not harbor stones anddirt, and be so stiff that it will not b:jnd. If the horse is expected to be driven only occasionally, as forfamily use, and upon common dirt roads, the wear will be butlittle, and the shoes should be correspondingly light ; but if muchtravel is required on stony or macadamized roads, the weightshould be sufficient to sustain such weai-. The addition of a smallbit of steel, hammered well into the toe, and tempered, would add
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