. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. THE ART OF SHOEING. 295 'sprung' or 'eased' off the heels, so that the last inch or more takes no bearing on the foot, A shoe so fitted is an unmitigated evil. In addition to the loss of so much good bearing-surface it submits the foot to an increased and abnormal pressure on one sjjot, the quarters, where the real bearina-surface of the shoe ceases. The evil is greater in proportion to the extent of surface without a bearing, such part acting as a lever on the point where shoe and f
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. THE ART OF SHOEING. 295 'sprung' or 'eased' off the heels, so that the last inch or more takes no bearing on the foot, A shoe so fitted is an unmitigated evil. In addition to the loss of so much good bearing-surface it submits the foot to an increased and abnormal pressure on one sjjot, the quarters, where the real bearina-surface of the shoe ceases. The evil is greater in proportion to the extent of surface without a bearing, such part acting as a lever on the point where shoe and foot are lirmly in con- tact, thus keeping a constant strain on the last nails, and throwing an increased amount of pressure on a part of the hoof relatively weak. "The bearing-surface of a shoe should throughout be perfectly flat across, as in Fig. 1. The seated shoe usually presents too narrow. 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 Darling, Andrew. [from old catalog]. St. Louis, Mo. , Journal of agriculture co
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