PRACTICAL HORSESHOEING. 



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Fig. 27. front foot shoe for general road or business purposes. 



This shoe may be regarded as a standard pattern for gen- 

 eral use, and should be about f in. thick x | in. wide, to weigh 12 

 ounces, varying when necessary to suit the horse to which it 

 is applied. The above view shows a good flat wall-bearing sur- 

 face and the inner rim concaved or beveled to avoid pressure on 

 flat, soft, or weak-soled feet. For ordinary driving six nails are 

 sufiicient, three on each side placed opposite each other in the 

 quarters as indicated. The shoe should fit the toe and heel and 

 follow the circle of the wall neatly, and the ends of the branches 

 are to rest strongly on the bars at each side of the heels. The 

 ground-bearing surface of this shoe should ordinarily be per- 

 fectly flat. 



