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allow any horse-shoer to pass an examination merely 

 because he can answer the questions put to him in 

 regard to the anatomy of the horse, for as I have said 

 before, these names are easily learned, but practical 



FIG. 53. — TOE AND SIDE WEIGHT AND PLAIN RACING PLATES, AS 

 MANUFACTURED BY BRYDEN HORSE SHOE CO. 



horse-shoeing is not learned in hours ; it takes years of 

 study and practice. 



It is not my intention to treat on this subject. I could 

 not; first, because there is not room for such a dis- 

 course, second, there are nuinerous books on the sub- 

 ject better than I could write, available to every 



