The form of the horse as it lies open to the inspection of the ordinary observer by Carson James C. L. (James Crawford Ledlie) 1815?-1886

Author:Carson, James C. L. (James Crawford Ledlie), 1815?-1886
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Horses
Publisher: London : Simpkin Marshall and Co.
Published: 1862-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

crust at the spot ivhere they occnr. If the crnst and bars are in the slightest degi-ee weakened, they will yield under the weight of the horse, and thus press so injuriously on the intervening sole that corns are nearly certain to result. Mr. J. Gamgee, who is a high authority on these matters, objects in the strongest terms to paring the sole in the angle between the bars and crust. I therefore at once yield to his good practical judgment, and expunge the sentence, on this head, which I published in the first edition.

After the operation of paring has been completed, the shoe ought to be carefully adapted to the foot. This cannot be done without a great deal of time and trouble. Hence it is seldom properly done at all. If the shoe does not sit perfectly level all round, and if it extends so far outside the hoof that the nails are prevented from entering the crust in the exact spot, and in the very direction, which they should, there will be a constant straining on the nails, which is injurious to the foot, and will be liable to chip pieces oif the hoof. The shoe ought to be made wide across the foot, at the point where the two front nails are situated. The greatest mistake, I think, frequently lies here. In place of turning the shoe, at the toe, very carefully on the horn of the anvil, the smith generally sets it up on its side, and then strikes it with his hammer. The consequence is, it yields at the centre of the arch, and, instead of being nicely and regularly rounded in front, whilst the breadth

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