Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-16

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NONSLIPPNG HORSESHOE.
same manner as the ordinary plain
shoe, while it leaves the frog perfectly
open and in its natural state.
@. w. Broadhead, the blacksmith
member Of the Pennsylvania board Of
agriculture, says OF horseshoeing:
1.-THE parts of which the internal foot
is composed are r%eplete&with blood yes
sells and nerves and are possessed Of q
high degree of -sensitiyeness, and SO
nicely do they adapt themselves to the
cavity Of the hoof that they complete
" fill It without suffering in the least
from pressure unless the folly and OBJ
stinacy Of a pervert or destroy
Its beautiful structure. Three bones
enter into the constitution of the foot
proper-the coffin bone, the nut or
n%ayicular bone and the lower pastern
bone. worked at shoeing six years
before / yer saw the inside OF a
horses foot and had no more idea Of
Its inside formation than q Fiji is.
lander. s&s
Some of the abuses most prevalent
at the present time are: First most
horseshoers are rated as to how long
they can make q shoe wear and how
long q time It will stay on. This is an
error in Judgment on the part OF the
owner. The use of big nails and heavy
shoes is not for the good of horses
feet and don't judge the sheer by the
length Of time he can keep the shoes
on or make them wear. You win see
the folly Of such a course when too
late. I have followed a great many
horses made lame by using too large
nails, as In clinching them down they
have been crinkled in against the SEN
sitfve lamina.
Another abuse practiced by horse
owners themselves is that In case a
horse pulls off a shoe and 1t becomes
necessary to reset 1t the owner in most
cases thinks 1t is necessary for him
to pare the foot. He does 1t with all
honesty OF purpose, but In nine cases
out Of ten he pares just where 1t does
not need 1t at all, or II his shoe is too
small he sets 1t on and cuts the foot
to the shoe. Now, my advice Is do not
pare the foot at all unless you know
where to do it I do not wish you to
get the idea thatI discourage the set
ting of shoes by owners Of horses in
the country on the farm. On the con-
trary, I do urge that all keep nails and
extra shoes so they can be set in case
Of losing n when you are In a hurry.
But do not cut or haggle the foot, as I
have seen done, which mutiIation took
months to set Alright through lack OF
knowledge IN the part OF the owner.
Eliot fitting is d of the most de-
structiye and barbarous practices
known in connection with the horses
foot. Burning the sole viii In time
partially destroy the sensitive laminae
and impair the membranous lining un-
derneath the coffin bone as well as
close the pores OF the horn covering
the hoof, causing 1t to become brittle,
hard and dry. 1t also impedes to a
certain extent the healthy growth OF
the hoof. The advocates Of hot fitting
say that shoes cannot be fitted so rap
idly nor az closely BY any other means.
This is generally true, for by this
means the hoof Is burned to correspond
with the inequalities that occur on the
surface of the shoe until the latter Is
thoroughly imbedded IN the horn. on
The other hand, however, this fusing OF
the horn is In opposition Il its right
growth and La q prolific source Of evils
and abuses. Using the language OF