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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



Shoeing Forging or Overreaching Horses. 



In shoeing- a lioi-se to prevent forg-ing- or overreacliing, 

 I use for the front feet a toe- weight shoe made as shown in 

 Fig. 97 of the accompanying illustration for Winter wear, 

 and a flat shoe for Summer. I get the weight chiefly in 

 front of the point of the frog", and draw out the quarters 

 and heels to about the size of an ordinary medium hind 



Fig 97 — Temple's Method of Shoeing Forging or Overreaching Horses. A Shoe for 



a Front Foot. 



shoe. 1 next weld on a good-sized toe calk, then take two 

 of the next smaller size calks, heat, cut off one-half the 

 length, weld them on slanting about an inch from the 

 point of the heel, and round off the heels ; this removes all 

 the sharp corners. In fitting I don't cut the heels short, 

 but allow them to project beyond the foot well, for these 

 shoes will tend to throw the feet far ahead, thus prevent- 

 ing the horse from clicking and pulling them off. 



