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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



which B B represents the sills, 8x8 inches and 10 feet long-; 

 A A are the ties, 4x4 inches and 10 feet long-; C C C C are the 

 posts, (}x6 inches and 9 feet long*. The crossties connecting- 

 C C C Care 4x6 inches and 3 feet long-. The platform E fits 

 loosely in the frame. F F are the belts on which the horse 

 is hung- ; G G are cranks by which the platform is raised 

 and lowered ; H Zf are ropes which connect the roller and 

 the platform. The frame is made of solid wood. One of 

 the cranks is fastened solidl}^ and the other is made so thr.t 



Fig. 58.— Stocks for Shoeing Kicking Horses. 



I can take it out to let the horse in. When I get the horse 

 in I tie him with two straps so that he cannot move his 

 head from one side to the other. I then raise the platform, 

 carrying- him with it, of course, as high as 1 desire ; the 

 straps F are then hooked over the pins shown in the en- 

 g-raving-s. These pins are placed to suit an^^ convenience. 

 I take two belts, put a ring- in each end of each belt, and 

 add four or five links to the end as indicated in the engrav- 

 ing", and Tvhen the horse is high enough, I hook the links of 



