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HORSE-SHOEING. 



placing the hoof in a natural condition, so far as its ground-face 

 s concerned ; the small number and size of the nails required 



Fig. 22. 

 to retain it ; the lightness of the shoe, and the security it gives 

 to the horse in progression. 



Since ts introduction by M. Charlier, I have tried this method 



Fig. 23. 

 on a large number of horses of various sizes, and which 

 have been employed for hunting/; road, carriage, and draught, 



