The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-02-16
New Method Of shOeIng Horses.

The Charlier method of shoeing
horses is receiving q good deal of at
tention. The following will give a
good general idea of it:
The portion of the foot subjected
to wear and tear being the lower or
treading portion of the crust Chat
which comes in direct contact with
the ground,) NJ. Charters plan of
acting is simply to protect this part
from injurious friction, at the same
time preserving in its integrity the
natural form and structure, and con-
sequently all the functions of the
horses foot. 70 this end, the lower
edge Of the superficial crust Cor Wall)
only is cut away, the portion removed
being replaced by q metallic rim, nee
essarily more resisting than the nat
ural wall of the foot, but precisely
the same in form and thickness as the
substance removed.
This metal edgine or shoe lies i'm
bedded in groove, made by Char
lier's drawing knife, an instrument
| constructed for the purpose by the
| inventor, something resembling the
ordinary moulding-plane, and which
any shoeing-smiih can use. The
shoe thus let, as it were, into the foot,
| becomes a continuation of the natu-
raj hoof to the tip of the toe, but not
extending 1t; and in normal shaped
foot at once Cor in a weakly foot after
about three months duration of this
plan of shOeing, and consequently
free growth of horn) lies level with
the sole and frog, both of which are
thus permitted to come in direci
contact with the ground.
The frog is never pared, and, being
entire, soon becomes thick and ffexi
BILE, and assists to support the body
forming with its spOngy upper cush
| ion a medium of elasticity to weaker
| the shocks upon the tendons and thu
| joints. It's structure, too, soon re
| sembles India rubber, and it thu
constitutes in the hinder part of thu
foot a natural elastic wedge which
expands. and keeps wide open The
| heel. The frog also, when well de
| veloped, fulfils another Office besides
strengthening the bearing upon thu
ground, for it prevents the horse from
| slipping, acting like the pad under
the foot of the camel, dog or cat
This last function is of very grea
importance, by securing the safety O
the rider, and is all important in thu
paved streets and towns, when turn
ing sharply round q corner, or il
travelling over ice. With Charlier'
shoe the sole of the foot is never
touched, and the horn being permit
ted to remain in its normal state
grows freely, and is always healthy
and strong, for from bearing upol
the ground it becomes hard and thick
and able 10 resist contact with thu
sharpest stones. Thus is obtained
that real cover for the foot so desira
ble-a good sound sole.
Ali the artificial means to proven
| tue contact of the sole with thu
ground have turned out to be iniu
rious, causing wasting, softening anC
disease, more or less, of the sensitiv;
portions of the foot. The frog anC
the sole, moreover, appear to be NOR,
abundantly secreted the more they
are exposed to attrition, and like thu
skin on the hand of the blacksmith
or the foot of the beggar boy wht
has never worn a shoe, get TO be in
eredibly resisting, and capable O
being exposed to very hard, rough
| usage,