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Show CARING FOR HORSE'S HOOFS Place to Stop Movement of Crack Is Where New Horn la Being Formed at Coronary Band. The proper place to stop the movement move-ment of a cracked hoof Is at the top of the crack where the new horn Is being formed nt the coronary band, nays the American Itlucksmlth. The thing to do Is to cut a groove down through the horn on each side of the crack and about five-eighths to three-fourths three-fourths of an inch from It, at the top, and coming to a point about one-half Inch down the hoof. This will form a V-shaped line with the crack In the middle, as shown In the sketch. Clamp ' Treating a Cracked Hoof. the V-shapod part of the hoof about i half way up and draw a hot Iron deep- i ly across the top of the V, Just above the horn. ' I Any flat, ordinary or bar shoe will 1 do. If tho bottom of the hoof Is prop- I erly leveled. A clamp or two. may be put In below the V. If the horn Is 1 kept nt work, it will not grow togeth- i er again. The object Is to keep the t part where the new horn Is being i formed from moving, and by practical- ' ly Isolating It from the other part of i the hoof, nature is given a chance to i do the work under most favorable clr- ,-ti tout ni-iia 1 |