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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



the ankle and foot. After two or three shoeings the foot 

 will regain its natural movements. Fig-. 138 represents 

 the shoe as designed for draught horses. Fig. 139 is a side 

 weight shoe for improving the action behind. I use the 

 shoe also for some cases of interfering. 



Fig. 40— How to Kill a Horse. 



In the engraving A B denote a line dividing the foot. C 

 is the outside or weighted side of the shoe. D and E indi- 

 cate the degrees to which weight may be added in the web. 

 When the shoe requires additional w^eight to carr^^ the foot 

 out, this w^eight may be added in the web up to the line D, 

 and if more weight is needed increase the web toward E. 

 I have used this shoe for ten years with good results. — 

 By a E. R. 



How to Kill a Horse. 

 Though the horse is one of man's most faithful servants, 



