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CORONET 



Coronet is the name of the upper margin of the foot, 

 the place where the hair ceases and the horny hoof 

 begins. 



THE QUARTER 



The quarter means a place at the bottom of the wall, 

 say, about one-third the length from the heel towards 

 the toe. 



THE BARS 



By the bars we mean the horny walls on each side of 

 the frog, commencing at the heel of the wall and 

 extending towaids the point of the frog. 



Any blacksmith or horse-shoer desiring to study 

 more thoroughly the anatomy of the horse should pro- 

 cure a book treating on this subject. 



HOW TO MAKE THE SHOE 



It is only in exceptional cases that the shoer turns or 

 makes a shoe. The shoes are now already shaped, 

 creased and partly punched, so all that is needed is to 

 weld on the toe calk and shape the heel calks. 



Heat the shoe at the toe first, and when hot bend 

 the heels together a little. This is done because the 

 shoes will spread when the toe calk is welded on, and 

 the shoe should not be too wide on the toe, as is mostly 

 the case. If the shoe is narrow at the toe it is easier 

 to fit the same to the foot and get the shoe to fill out 

 on the toe. Many smiths cut too much off from the 



