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OF SHOES FOR THE FORE FEET. 



Of the narrow Shoe, or Plate. 



A FLAT shoe, of the exact breadth of the crust, 

 and of a moderate thickness, would defend this 

 part sufficiently as long as it lasted; but as it 

 would wear out in a few days, or even in a few 

 hours, when the friction happened to be violent, 

 and as very frequent shoeing is expensive, as well 

 as hurtful to the hoof itself, this kind of shoe is 

 only fit for racing, or hunting on soft ground. 



It becomes adviseable, therefore, for the sake 

 of longer wear, that the surface of a shoe be 

 made broader than what is absolutely necessary 

 for the sake of support ; and this additional sur- 

 face should be disposed in such a way as may be 

 least likely to produce inconvenience to the foot. 



