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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



well at the heels. I do not pare the bars or sole more than 

 just enough for a seat for the shoe to let the sole and frog- 

 come as low to the ground as possible when the horse steps 

 on it. I make the shoe wide at the heels. I do not often 

 put calks on the shoes. For a common shoe I make the 

 calks as follows : 



I take old sickle sections, cut them in the shape shown in 

 Fig. 101, and the same size as calks, except that they are 



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Fig. 100-Geo. Kiudschi's Method of Shoeing a Cracked Hoof. 



a little longer ; then driv^e them in the shoe at the side of 

 the calk, as shown in Fig. 102, and weld them on well. 

 They are sure to wear sharp. — By Geo. Kikdschi. 



How to Shoe a Split Foot. 



The horse's hoof is so constructed that any exertion may 

 be best carried on by a certain amount of elasticit\^ from 

 the quarters to the point of the toe. Should, however, the 

 natural condition of the foot be altered, by it being deprived 

 of sufficient moisture to preserve in it the required degree 

 of toughness and flexibility-, the foot loses its power to 



