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horse-shoer. I shall only give a few names of such 

 parts of the anatomy as is essential to know. What 

 the horse-shoer wants to know is the parts of the foot 

 connected with the hoof, as his work is confined solely 

 to the foot. 



FIG. 54. —TOE AND SIDE WEIGHT AND PLAIN RACING PLATES, AS 

 MANUFACTURED BY BRYDEN HORSE SHOE CO. 



THE WALL 



The wall or crust is the horny sheath incasing the 

 end of the foot, in the front and on the sides from the 

 coronet to the ground. It is through this crust the 

 nail is driven, and it is upon this crust the shoe rests. 

 In front it is deepest, towards the quarter and heel it 

 becomes thinner. It is of equal thickness from the 

 upper end to the ground (from top to bottom). The 

 white corored wall is the poorest, while the iron col- 

 ored wall is the toughest. The growth of the wall is 



