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as the back of the quarters, but from that part bending 

 inward to meet the web of the opposite side, with which 

 it is welded. It may be used for two purposes. In one 

 case the foot is so prepared that the frog shall touch the 

 shoe, while the heels are quite free and relieved from 

 pressure. In the other the bar is hollowed out so that 

 the frog is relieved, and the pressure brought on the heels. 

 It is specially valuable for tender frogs, or, when these are 

 sound, for corns and weak heels and quarters. The leather 

 sole, which has been minutely described, is used with 

 great benefit on horses with high action, and having weak 

 soles or frogs, or with tender feet from laminitis. It serves 

 to take off the jar from the feet, and prevents stones from 

 bruising the sole. The French shoe differs from the Eng- 

 lish form in both its surfaces ; that wdiich comes in con- 

 ,tact with the foot being concave, while the other is con- 

 vex. To make it fit the foot, the toe and heels of the 

 latter must be pared away and ma'le to fit the shoe. The 

 web is very wide, punched with eight counter-sunk nail 

 holes, the English plan of fullering not being adopted. 



The holes are are also punched fully the third of an inch 

 from the edge of the shoe, and the nails are 'driven in a 

 very great slant. 



To Prevent Overreaching or Clicking. — Shoe 

 your horses heavy forward (two-pound shoe), making the 

 heel of the shoe twice the thickness of the toe ; the hind 

 shoe made short, marrow web, and very light, with toe 

 twice the thickness of the heel. Placing the heavy shoes 

 to the forward feet will cause him to lift his feet with more 

 energy ; also, the heels of his forward feet and th.e toes of 

 his hind feet will so reverse the action that, in the majority 

 of cases, they will travel clear. 



