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THE PRACTICE OF SHOEING. 



5. CAEEIAGE HOKSES. 



The carriage horse, being heavier, having larger feet and 

 wearing harder than the saddle horse, requires a stouter shoe 

 and more cover, especially at the toe of the hind-foot. For 

 front feet a very common form of shoe is that shown in fig. 

 235. The fuller is deep and extends from heel to heel ; there 

 are from five to seven nail holes, depending on the size of 



Fig. 235.— Fullered front shoe for carriapre horse. Grouiul surface. 



the shoe, the last of which should not be placed behind the 

 centre of the outer quarter ; at the toe the cover is ample and 

 diminishes progressively towards the heels, which should bevel 

 off from above downwards and forwards and should not extend 

 more than ^ to | inches beyond the wall of the heel. The clip 

 is at the centre of the toe ; occasionally it is omitted. 



The foot surface presents a horizontal margin of sufficient 

 width to cover the wall and a narrow rim of the sole ; the 

 seating is wide at the toe and diminishes in width as it 

 approaches the heels, J to 1 inch in front of which it 

 terminates. 



Machine-made shoes of the Eodway pattern (fig. 240) are 

 largely employed for carriage horses, for which they are very 

 suitable. While giving sufficient cover and an excellent foot- 



