A Text-Book of Horseshoeing for Horseshoers and Veterinarians

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...they should be long enough to reach the bulbs of the heel, otherwise shorter, though in other respects they may differ (see " special properties "), but should in all cases completely cover the bearing-surface of the hoof. 5. Surfaces.--That part of the hoof-surface of the shoe which is in contact with the hoof (bearing-surface of the shoe, Transverse section of a Fig. 109, o.) should be horizontal and wide enough to cover the wall, the white line, and from a twelfth to an eighth of an inch of the outer edge of the sole. Shoes for large hoofs require a broader bearing-surface than those for small hoofs. The concaving, or "seating" (Fig. 109, b), should be made deeper or shallower, according to the nature of the sole. Shoes for hoofs with strongly arched (very concave) soles, do not require any concaving (hind hoofs, narrow forehoofs). The object of concaving is to prevent pressure Of the Shoe Upon the homy SOle branch of a front shoe: a,.. bearing-surface; 6, con eXCept at its margin. caving; c, fullering, or The ground-surface of the shoe should be "Crea8e": "' nail"holeflat and perfectly horizontal, except at the toe, which may be turned upward (rolled toe, "rolling motion"). 6. Borders.--The outer border should usually be moderately base-narrow,--that is, the circumference of the ground-surface of the shoe should be less than the circumference of its hoofsurface; in other words, the entire outer border of the shoe should be bevelled under the foot. Shoes made base-narrow are not so easily loosened, and materially assist in preventing interfering. The inner border should be moderately rounded. Fig. no. (a) correct and (b) incorrect fullering. 7. The "Fullering" (Fig. 109,...