Fig. 86.
A normal-angled foot
with straight foot-axis.
The shoe shows uniform wear.
Fig. 87.
An upright foot with foot-axis
broken forward by reason of too
high quarters. The shoe shows
“grounding“ wear at ends of
branches, and “swinging-off“
wear at toe.
Fig. 88.
A hoof with foot-axis broken
backward by reason of surplus
horn at the toe. The shoe shows
excessive “grounding“ and
“swinging-off” wear at the toe.
The position and form of the shoe have a marked influence upon its wear; at the place where the shoe is too far under the hoof either as a result of shifting or of having been nailed on crooked, or where the outer branch has not the necessary width, or does not form a sufficiently large curve, the wear will be increased.