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rasp after the shoe is nailed fast. Sometimes one- 

 fourth of an inch is sufficient; at other times a horse's 

 hoof is very much improved by taking off one-half inch 

 or more of the toe growth either from the bottom or the 

 front or both. 



Like all other mechanical work the shoeing of a 

 horse's foot should be studied and planned before 

 starting. A long toe is a bad leverage to overcome 

 when pulling a heavy load. At the same time, nature 



Figure 97. Tool Box for Field Uae. The long open side is for 

 tools. On the other side of the center partition bolts, keys, screws, 

 nails, bits of wire, leather, tin, etc., are kept in the different 

 divisions. 



intended that a horse should have considerable toe 

 length as a protection to the more tender parts of the 

 foot. And the pastern bone should play at the proper 

 angle. 



Handy Tool Box. A tool box with a high lengthwise 

 partition in the middle and a handle in the middle of 

 the top of the partition is the handiest tool box ever 

 used on a farm. At haying and harvest time it should 

 be fitted with the common tools required about haying 

 and harvest machinery. One side is partitioned into 

 square boxes to hold split wire keys, washers, bolts, 

 rivets, and a collection of wire nails, bits of copper 



