Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-04-19
NoNsL1PP1Na HORSESHOE.

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NoNsL1PP1Ea HORSESHOE.
same manner as the ordinary plain
shoe, while it leaves the frog perfectly
open and in It's natural state.
g. W. Broadhead, the BLACKSMITH
member of the Pennsylvania board Of
agriculture, says Of horseshoeing:
.'The parts Of which the internal foot
is composed are replete with blood yes
sells and nerves and are possessed Of a
high degree Of sensitiveness, 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 man peryert or destroy
Its beautiful structure. Three bones
enter into the constitution Of the foot
p~roper-the coffin bone, the nut or
navicular bone and the lower pastern
bone. I worked at shoeing six years,
before ] ever saw the inside of q
horses foot and had no more idea of
Its inside formation than a Fiji is
lander.
Some of the abuses most prevalent
at the present time are: First most
thorseshoers are rated as to how long
they can make a shoe wear and how
long a time it will stay on. This is an
error in Judgment on the part of the
owner. The s 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 will see
the folly Of such a course when too
late. I have followed a great many
horses made lame by using too large
nails, al In clinching them down they
have been crinkled in against the sem
sitiye lamina.
Another abuse practiced by horse
owners themselves is that In case q
horse pulls Off a shoe and it 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 ii does
not need it at all, Or il his shoe is too
small he sets it 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 1t. do not wish you to
get the idea that I discourage the set
ting ofsshoes 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 when you are In a hurry.
But do not cut or haggle the; foot, as /
have seen done, which mutilatfon took
months to set Alright through lack of
knowledge ON the part OF the owner.
Hot fitting is one of the most de-
structiYe and barbarous practices
known il, connection with the horses
foot. Burning the sole will In time
partially destroy the sensitive laming
and impair the membranous lining nm
derneath the coffin bone as well as
close the pores Of the horn covering
the hoof, causing it to become brittle,
hard and dry. IT 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 as dlosely BY any other means.
This is generally true, for by this
means the hoof lis burned to correspond
with the inequalities that occur on the
surface of the shoe until the latter Isl
thoroughly imbedded In the horn. On
The other hand, however. this fusing Of
the horn IS In opposition to it's: right
growth and Is a prolific source of evils
and abuses. Using the language of
Russell, Horn, being a n~oneonductor
Of heat, is slowly affected by It.
TT is said that three minutes, burn
ing OF the lower face of the sole lis nee
essary to produce any indication Of In
crease Of temperature on its upper sur
face. This Ii fallacy, as / myself
have proved by operating on green
specimens with soles OF different thick
ness They were penetrated BIZ the
heat when heated shoes were applied
for the time specified and less, and the
sensitive sole was found to be scorched
as wen dis the laminae in their connec-
lions with the sole burned and charred.
In the living subject these effects
would have wrought serious results.
These experiments have convinced me
that the foot Of the horse may in no
sense be compared to an inanimate
block OF wood which may be charred
or carved as ignorance may dictate. be-
eause 1T is filled with life and feeling
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