Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-07-27
Horse Shoes,
AVID HOW TO PUT THEM on.
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Ayp HOW TO PUT THEM on.
The shoe must possess substance enough TO
prevent its bending, and width of web enough
to insure protection to the foot the thickness,
, like the width of web, should continue pre-
cisely the same from toe TO heel, and not, as is
backwards, until at the heel it becomes fully
doubled. This is a great evil Tor many rea-
sons, and among others, that it throws the
horse forward upon the toe, and causes him
to strike it agaias, every projection which
comes in its way. Now, as horses are suffi-
ciently prone to do this without the assistance
Of high-heeled shoes,i should be our business
10 obviaie i, as much as possible.
In doing this We only carry out in the shoe
what nature has already done in the foot she
has archei the toe of the cofin-bone, 10 dimin-
ish the effect Of a ar at the toe; and we do
the same 10 the shoe, 10 lessen the cause Of
the Jar. The common practice is just the re-
verse of this :; it Yields lump OF steel into
the toe, which not only increases its thickness,
and the number of obstacles Iha, it necessarily
encounters, but. being Of 4 harder texture, is
longer wearing down, and consequently expo
scs the foot TO the greatest amount of con
cussion. Supposing a horse to wear his shoes
so hard that they Will not last monih-mucb
beyond which, as the foot will outgrow them,
:hev hal better not laSt-then steel the toe I;
but still let it be turned mp as much out Of the
line of wear as possible. A small clip at this
point of the toe is very desirable as preventing
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not be driven up hard it is merely required
as a check or stay. The shoe should be suffi.
ciently long fully to support the ancles at the
heels, and not, as is too often the case,so short
horn al these parts. The foot surface Of the
shoe should always have good fiat even
space left all around for the crust to bear
upon; for il must be remembered, that the
crust suStains the whole weight Of the horse,
and needs to have perfectly even bearing
everywhere around the shoe. In this space
the nail-holes should be punched, and not, as
is too often the case, partly in II, and partly IN
the seating. In what is technically called
back -holing the shoe,' which means COM
plttliiG uptHibE VI tiC udli-HNiNS Vi ''iS
foot-surface. great care should be taken 10 give
them an outward direction, SO as TO allow the
points of the nails TO be brought out low down
in the crust. The remainder of the foot-sur.
face should be carefully seated out. t.particularly
around the elevated toe. where il might other
wise press inconveniently upon the sole; and
would have the seating Carried on fairy TO
the point where the crust and the bars meet,
IN order that there may be no pressure in the
seat Of corns; the chanc. of pressure in this
situation will be farther diminished by bevell-
ing of the inner edge of the heels with rasp.
The ground surface should be perfectly fiat
with fulering or groove running round the
outer edge, Just under the plain surface,
whereon the crust bears The principal use
Of the fuller is to receive the heads of the
nails 10 secure the shoe, and prevents their
bending or breaking off lit is farther useful
in increasing the hold of the shoe upon the
ground, and with this view always have ii
carried back to the heels.
The danger apprehended from the shoe be-
ing applied to the foot so hot as TO burn the
crust, and cause ii to smoke, is utterly ground
less. would not have it made to burn itSei
into its place upon the foot. without Inc assn.
tancc of rasp or drawing knife but wou'u
have i, tired to ,he foo; sufficiently ho' W
scorch every part that bears uneSshy uPo"
il, because the advantage OF detecting sue"
projecting portions is very great anu '"'S
mod. of accomplishing i, is positively HARM
,sss Ir,lesd !, is tho only one ty which the