THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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Driving Horseshoe Nails. 



Horseshoes can be kept on a long- time by the following 

 plan. I think shoes well fitted to the foot will stay as long- 

 as they ought to remain Avithout re-setting. But for large 

 horses I find it works well to drive the nails as shown in the 

 accompanying illustration, Fig. 129. — By L. W. P. 



A Novel Idea in Horseshoeing. 



I have been looking into the matter of horseshoes lately, 

 tr^'ing for something practicable to prevent contraction, 



Fig. 129— Driving Horseshoe Nails. 



but haven't found anything better than the generally ac- 

 cepted plans, unless it is Hague's Expansion Shoe. 



Did you ever observe that anything that is bright, shows 

 up very conspicuously on the feet. There was good sense 

 in the old-fashioned shoe buckle. I think I have seen it 

 stated that while Washington was president he rode through 

 the streets of Philadelphia behind six splendid white horses 



