THE FORM AND MANUFACTURE OF SHOES 



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former costing 6s., and the latter 2d. to M. a-piecc, if ordered by the 

 score. 



The extra cost, therefore, for shoeing horses during three months of the 

 year in this way is about 3s. per month, which places the owner out of all 

 risk of accident or delay, and it is certainly not more than is paid for rough- 

 ing in the ordinary way on the average of seasons, while it saves the horse's 

 *eet from damage, and often prevents a broken knee or a worse accident. 



Fig. 132. — Spanner and Taps foe Rouohino. 

 e. Siianner. /. g. Taps for tapping. J inch size. 



The tapped hole fills with dirt, which can readily be cleaned out with a bit 

 of stick and it will always last as long as the shoe. No one who is likely 

 to want his horses roughed at a minute's notice should be without this 

 apparatus ; but there is always a difficulty with the smiths, as they 

 object to it on account of the loss of work which it causes to them. 

 But masters should remember that what is a loss to the one is a 

 gain to the other ; and as the choice rests with them, they can adopt 

 the plan if they like. 



Since the first edition of this book was published, I have had so many 



