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546 AMERICAN FARMER'S HORSE BOOK. 



from that part bending inward to meet the wob of the op- 

 posite side with which.it is welded. 



BAR 8H0K FOR OFF FORE-FOOT-FITTED, BUT NOT NAILED ON. 



"It is now used for the purposes exactly the reverse of 

 each other. In the one case, the foot is so prepared that the 

 frog shall touch the shoe, while the heels are quite free, and 

 are, thereby, relieved from all pressure. In the other, the frog 

 does not come in contact with the shoe, which is solely sup- 

 ported by the crust and the bars. It may thus be made to 

 defend either the frog or the heels, whichever may be in 

 fault, and it is one of the most invaluable aids to veterinary 

 surgery. Should the frog be more prominent than the crust, 

 the shoe may be made thin in proportion, at the part where 

 it covers the former, and by this means it may be made ex- 

 actly to fit the two when it is desired to divide the weight 

 between them. There are many weak-heeled harness horses 

 which would do their work. much better if they were per- 



