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the less liability there will be 

 to injury in this way. The 

 shoe must also be beveled at 

 the heels on the ground surface 

 with the angle of the hoof, as 

 indicated in diagram 150, and 

 as explained with Fig. 28. The 

 weio-ht of the shoes must be 

 determined by the driver, as 

 some horses require more 

 weight than other in order to 

 balance their action. 



Fig. 151 represents a bar 

 shoe for the same general pur- 

 pose as described for Fig. 150 ; 

 but as some horses are more 

 tender in the heels than others, 

 this style of bar shoe may be 

 substituted for the open shoe. 

 .Fig. 152 indicates the pat- 

 tern of shoe recommended to 

 prevent side or back slipping 

 on hard tracks. Whatever is 

 gained by a forward slide is 

 not lost, for the purchase ob- 

 tained by the use of this style 

 of rasp-cut shoe will enable the 

 horse to land and spring with 

 better confidence, speed and 

 endurance than by any other 

 form. This shoe should be 

 made of steel and after the 

 teeth are cut, they are to be 

 tempered in oil. 



Fig. 151. fkont foot bar shoe, to 

 be used when required on line 

 trotters. 



A to B, Bevel around inner and 

 outer rim same as in Fig. 117. The 

 dot shown in center of bar is rivet 

 hole for leather when used under the 

 shoe. 



FiG. 152. FRONT FOOT RASP CUT BAR 

 SHOE, TO PREVENT SLIPPING ON HARD 

 TRACKS. 



The dot in center of bar is rivet hole 

 to secure leather when required. 



