The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers by Hunting William 1846-1913

Author:Hunting, William, 1846-1913
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Horses, Horseshoeing
Publisher: New York : W.R. Jenkins
Published: 1898-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

THE FORM AND MANUFACTURE OF SHOES.

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tion. When shoes are fitted close (i.e., wlieii their outer edge is brought within the border of the wall), "fine" nail-holes are brought to their best position in relation to the foot. It need hardly be added that the fit of a shoe ought not to be subject to the position of the nail-holes, but that these should be properly placed, so that fitting be guided only by the requirements of the foot.

A. B.

Fig. 43.—Wrongly placed Nail-holes (a too coarse, b too fine).

Each nail-hole, when proj)erly placed—neither too coarse nor too fine—should be punched straight through the shoe and not inclined either inwards or outwards, except at the toe, where the slope of the wall is followed by slightly pitching in. When a fuller is used, the groove made should be wide; then the farrier has more command over the direction of his nail. If the nail-hole be pitched in, the nail must take that direction and is liable to wound the foot. If the nail-hole be pitched out, the nail is prevented from taking sufficient hold of the horn.

The position and direction of the nail-hole control the passage of a nail through a shoe and into the hoof. The man who drives a nail is usually blamed for laming

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