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In parin- the foot be very careful not to cut down the outside, so as 

 . »^Wth°e entire wei-'ht to rest on the inside of the shoe upon the sole ; 

 r TnTv out awav The dead portion of horn on the sole, and cut down 

 T. win tomleel to toe until the bearing is natural, leaving it ejen 

 Ind Is ne^ iTs nlill state as possible. _ A red hot shoe should not be 



''V.IZt SrdVho^M Cnaton the condition of the foot 

 and the condition of the roads. &c. The flat shoe, when properly ap- 

 ^Ued leave" tlie foot nearest its natural shape, by allowmg the horse a 

 ^ood' even foundation to stand upon, and is most likely to S've sat. ac- 

 gooa, even louuuai, seasons of the year it will be 



i:^r;;iit;::s.r:r- -r^^^oi^nariiy th^e foot shouM 



wWch comesirdlrect contact with the hoof, the under surface being par- 

 tial^ coucaU. so as U> assist the horse in grasping the ground, to pre- 

 vpnt sliDDino- and to assist in progressing. ^ „„tf^„„ 



T,:ll^Ll:i:^"l^^^^'^^yon, the heel Of thehoof more 



than about k of an inch. correspond with the 



i oTrfoorerpt°at'rt:i! wLelhe Shoe should be a little 



-^rp^rei^:::;^^^^^^^^^^ 



Many peisons aie ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^e 



':rr;r:::^ti:etfso":f riid dnving the nans mto the .uic. 



which would cause ^^^ous lameness and mj^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ 



Do not rasp -der the nai -es, noi «; ^^^^ ^^.^^ ^^^ ^^,^^^^^^ 



X^ iu" tZt:eTl^:^te to round the edge and do not cut down 



¥n l^^r^ t^^X .r ;very other Mnd of 

 A nail foi a horse s iool ^^.^^ .^ ^^^^^^^ 



f' t tlsTmtnan'tthS SuldV made from the very best of 

 be made ; it is irapoi lam .,, . y an^j all sulphurous gases 



i,on free f-- f -;^--^;.f Yt ^etm^k that evei/shoer knows 

 in the process °f "f^"" ^^ J^^ J^ ,od. needs no argument to con- 



that a nail /or^e^f-f'^^f^^if;; thus obtained than by pimching, 

 yince any one that a belter nan '" >■ numerous and well- 



rolling and shearing tliem f-°^^ ^^^^P/.^'^" JXeT^^^ed by using 



