THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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shoe and spreaders are shown in the illustration herewith. 

 Fig 75 represents the shoe, Fig". 76 the spreaders, and Fig". 

 77 shows the spreader C and B applied to the shoe A. 



To make the shoe, select and ordinar^^ hand-made shoe, 

 then take a piece of NorAva^^ iron fxf, chamfer the end, 

 then weld on the inside edge of the shoe, cut it off aiid 

 chamfer to an edg-e. It should project below the bearing" 

 sui'face of the shoe from | to | of an inch. Then drill a f 



Fig. 76— Showing the spreaders. 



hole in each side between the second and third nail holes 

 and file into them to weaken the shoe so that it will spi'ead 

 easily. When fitted, the spurs on the wheels should fit into 

 the commissures between the frog -and bars. After tlie 

 shoe is fitted, if the ends of the spurs press on the sole, file 

 them olf a little. 



For a quarter crack there need be but one spur and one 

 hole drilled. They must be on the same side as the quarter 



