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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



inches long- and as larg-e as a No. 6 or 7 nail. I make it 

 oval, with a sharp point and sharp edges on the point and 

 do not temper it because the horse ma^^ jnmp and break it. 

 I put it in a handle four or five inches long* and bore a hole 



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Fig. 105— Nail for a Split Hoof. 



with it as high up on the hoof as possible. I begin a half 

 or a quarter of an inch from the split and bore as deep as 

 the horse will stand. I bore the hole to the split or crack 

 large enough to take the nail without much driving. I 

 then make a nail of the shape shown in Fig. 105 of the illus- 

 trations presented herewith. I then squirt oil in the hole, 

 drive the nail through the other side of the split and clinch 



Fig. 106— Showing How the Nails are Placed. 



it. I sometimes put in three nails, one above the other, and 

 sometimes, if the foot is sore or tender, I bore the holes on 

 both sides, and after the nail or nails are in I let the helper 

 hold up the other foot and hold a thin hot iron across the 



