CONTENTS. 



Paragraphs. 

 Chapter I. — Horseshoers" tools and their uses — The forge. . . 1-4 



II.— The fire— Heats 5-7 



III. — Working and shaping iron — The plate shoe 8-25 



IV. — Anatomy and physiology of the horse's foot 26-34 



v.— Normal shoeing 35-57 



VI. — Gaits — Shoeing to confirm or alter same — Faults 

 in gaits — Shoeing to correct same — The mak- 

 ing of special shoes for gaits 58-75 



VII. — Diseases — The making of pathological shoes. . . 76-106 



VIII. — Shoeing refractory horses 107-114 



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