THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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In order to open the gait behind I make a side-weight 

 shoe as for a front foot that interferes, bnt make it of 

 lighter iron and extend it well back, making the heels quite 



Fig. 9»— A Shoe for the Hind Foot. 



stiff as shown in Fig. 98. I put but three nails on the 

 inside, starting the crease well back of the toe so that the 



Fig. 9&— Showing the Old Way of Welding Toes on Second hand Shoes. 



third nail-hole will come opposite the fourth of the out- 

 side. This makes the shoe less liable to break near the 

 weld of the toe calk. — By Temple. 



