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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



ward the heel and toward the toe, making- the shoe lig-ht 

 and the bar wide so as to obtain a strong- frog pressure. 



When cracks occur opposite the wings of the coffin-bone, 

 level the foot and shorten the toe as much as it can be con- 

 venientl3^ If the crack occurs on one side only use the 

 shoe shown in Fig. 94, of the accompany; ing illustrations. 



Fig. 95— Showing the Shoe Used when the Toe and Heel Calks are Required, 



If the cracks happen on both sides, shoe with a three- 

 quarter tip, and file or rasp the wall on both sides of the 

 crack from the coronet to the ground surface as thin as 

 safety will permit. If toe and heel calkins are required, ap- 

 ply the shoe shown in Fig. 95, which is well rolled on the 

 ground surface. If the foot be sore g^nd tender I use meg^t 



