THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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Hoof Pincers. 



I have a pair of hoof pincers that are very handy. They 

 ure made as shown in the accompanying" illustration, Fig". 

 8, one side being blunt so that it can rest against the out- 

 side of the hoof, and the other side, being made sharp like a 



Fig, 7.— Showing the Shoeing Hammer Completed. 



knife, so that it will go past the blunt part as in a pair of 

 scissors. One of the handles is bent over to prevent the 

 fingers being pinched. — By H. R. 



Fig. 8.— A Pair of Hoof Pincers, as made by " H. K." 



Making a Pair of Hoof Trimmers. 



The accompanying illustration, Fig. 9, represents my 

 method of making a pair of hoof tiimuiers or pincers. 



One pair is made thinner than the other, and is beveled 

 on one side. The piece A measures 11 inches from the ke.y 

 to the end of the handle. The end of B is turned down so 



