| Show shoeing horses the following 0 extract is from col fitzwa grams notes on shoeing 1 to shoe horses with ordinary feet I 1 would suggest to the sho orthe sh r the following directions 1 with your drawing knite lower the ground surface of at the crust as much as aa may be fe represented by a months growth remember berthat that there is generally a far fat more rapid groa grov growth th of horn at the toe than at either the heels or quarters more therefore will require to be taken off the toe than 0 off ff 0 her parts in other words shorten the toe be careful to make male the heels beels level having lowered the he crust to the necessary extent with the rasp 2 roum boum off ilie he edges of oe the crust with the rap ramp do this thoroughly bly and carefully if a sharp edge be left the tle tte crust iv 11 be liable to split off 3 the p preparation ot the foot isnora is now complete there now remains to fit the shoe to the foot 4 let the shoe be made with a narrow web 34 inch of even all round except at the heel beel seg see sed direction no 9 b below 3 flat towards the sole and bosc ve towards the ground 5 turn up the toe of et the shoe nearly from quarter to qu quarter arter on the horn of the ineil the degree to which the the toe is to be turned up is tobe regula ed by what you and ne necessary C es in each horse h to make the wear orthe shoe nearly even all over you will end find in practice that most horses take about the same degree decree cf c turn up 6 let there be five c counter unk nail holes in each siloe shoe v z three on the te outside and two on the inside make male the anterior hole on each side immediately posterior to the let th second and third holes hoies on the in inside be opposite to the second hole on the outs ade abde de 7 lt let the nail nall holes be punched coarse ie lix lir the center ot the web and brought out in the center on the other lide bide this can be done with barety safety when a good crust has been preserved 8 fit the sloe soe accurately on the foot I 1 the he shoe must be as large as the full crust but no part must project beyond it 9 in fitting the shoe the web is to be narrowed at the heels so that its inside edge may cover the line cf the bars and no DO more 10 slope off the heels of the shoe in the same direction as the heel beel of the crust so BO as to prevent the possibility of the hind shoe catching in the heel neel of the fore shoe 11 the shoe thoe laust be continued corn corr plemely round towards the heels as far as ils the crust extends 12 twist off the ibe cle cie clenches neVes as obort and add stubby as possible and lay them down flat with we the hammery hammer the incie js during this time being firmly kalnit the lead head of the nail the clenches are not to be filled either before or after turning down 13 the nails enst fit exactly into and completely fill the nail holes the horse Is now shod do nothing g more for what you may fancy appearances ilae te t iron only sho should iid rid be used good iron makes a lighter shoe wear as long as a heavier oue cue of inferior iron |
