CONTENTS.
| Chap. | Page. | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | —[Introduction] | |
| II. | —[Form and Action of the Foot] | 9 |
| The hoof. The sensitive foot, growth and wear of hoof. The bones, cartilages, pads and vessels. Action of the foot, expansion and contraction, function of the frog. The natural bearing-surface. | ||
| III. | —[Preparation of Hoof for Shoeing] | 32 |
| Bearing-surface for shoe. Proportions of foot, height of heel, length of toe, treatment of sole and frog. Faults to be avoided. | ||
| IV. | —[The Form and Manufacture of Shoes] | 48 |
| Material, weight, thickness, width. The foot-surface of shoes. The ground-surfaces. Calkins, nails and nail-holes. Machine-made shoes. Prepared bar-iron. | ||
| V. | —[Selection of a Shoe] | 65 |
| For varieties of horse and work. | ||
| VI. | —[Fitting and Application of Shoes] | 67 |
| Level or adjusted form. Outline fitting, surface fitting. Clips, hot and cold fitting. Tips. The Charlier system. | ||
| VII. | —[On Roughing] | 83 |
| Necessity for, evils of. Frost-nails, ordinary "roughing." Movable steel sharps, steel screw sharps. | ||
| VIII. | —[Injuries Resulting from Shoeing] | 90 |
| From nails, from the clip, from the shoe. "Corns," "burnt sole." "Treads." "Cutting or Brushing." "Over-reaching." "Speedy-cut." "Forging or Clacking." | ||
| IX. | —[Shoeing Bad Feet] | 100 |
| Flat feet, convex soles, broken feet. | ||
| X. | —[Leather and Rubber Pads] | 107 |
| Plain leather, ring-leathers, frog-pads. The Pneumatic Pad, The Wedge-pad, The Bar-pad. | ||
| XI. | —[Shoeing Competitions] | 112 |