The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10
dustry.

lcrlaIly Tor CCntu-
RES. II has always been rude and ir-
rational. One of the chief objections
10 the system is that the hoof IL made
TO III the shoe instead OF the shoe TO
fit the hoof.
ms involves a 10, OF cutting and
Scrapihg, ana Is the chief cause of lame
ness II stumbling. Tho use Of nails
III also u serious objection, az, no mat
Ter now careful the blacksmith may be,
there are eases when Il tender spot viii
DC penetrated. II Is quite obvious that
na'ure never intended nails To be
dflVeh into Il horses hour.
thousands of schemes are put for
ward every year for improving the
present horseshoe. but none of them
mas as yet proved successful. Many Of
them seem plausible enough on paper,
nut are absolutely worthless when put
10 the test, The inventors fail to prop
cry appreciate the tremendous strlk-
ing force in the horses foot.
inc accompanying illustrations show
u novel horseshoe that has been sub
lected 10 careful and thorough trial OIL
nan a dozen horses. In every instance
1t has worked 10 perfection.
Like a great many works Of genius.
the one in question is extremely simple.
IL consists of a band of metal about an
inch high. which fits around the lower
edge or the hOof. At the base Of this
band there Is n sort of projecting shelf.
or flangc. which is made TO fit into a
groove which runs around the inside of
inc snoe. The latter is made Of steel. of
the usual shape and style The only
diherenccs between II and the ordinary
shoe IL the presence of tho groove and
the absence of nail holes.
When the band il fitted TO the ROOT
(Which is done very readily. the shoe
In turn Is attached by slipping the
mango into the groove. II now remains
TO clasp the arrangement by two screws
In tho rear. These may be turned to
any degree of tightness desired. and a
moderate degree is sufficient 10 prevent
the shoe from coming Off. The whole
arrangement may be put on or taken
off in Il moment.
AS the shoe Is not nailed to the hOof,
there Is a perfect freedom for expan-
sion and contraction. This Is n very
essential pOiIt, as all horsemcn know.
The growth o. the hoof Is not prevented,
and II there Is any growth. instead OF
splitting the hOof, II serves only to
tighten the hhoe. All the strain on the
band AS 1t 10 frightened comes over the
toe and around the lower edge OF the
hoof at tho point where IL Is the hard
est.
The ease with which the shoe may be
put on ana taken Off permits its for
tunate wearer to enjoy a luxury that
has been denied him up to the present
time, for now the horse may remove his
shoes before retiring for the night. We
all know what n relief 1t is to take off
our footgear, especially in damn
weather. There IL no reason why the
should not feel equally relieved
deprived of his heavy iron clogs.
Another point of advantage. on which
tho inventor properly lays much stress,
is the fact that the shoe Is grasped firm
~ to the hoof at every point Under the
mailing system the las nails toward the
rear are driven about half way between
heel and toe. This leaves one-half
Of the shoe on either side unfastened.
There Is thus n considerable leverage.
and IL Is for this reason that 40 many
shoes come off. II this shoe IL caught,
say In a track, at the rear end, 1t is
almost sure to come OFF. This difficulty
Is obviated In this shoe. In fact. some
persons have objected to this shoe on
the ground that 1t will never pull Off
N an accident. thus rendering the hoof
Itself liable to Injury.
The fastening in the rear Is made by