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The average weight of each shoe is 16 

 ounces. 



There are six nail holes, but only five nails 

 are generally used, the inside heel nail being 

 usually left out. 



The nails should be brought out as level as 

 possible, about one inch above the shoe. 



Clenches : 



The clenches should be carefully turned out 

 and hammered down, but never rasped after 

 hammering down, as rasping weakens their 

 hold and accounts for many a lost shoe. 



Contracted Heels : 



Horses having contracted heels or thrush 

 should be shod with tips ; this brings the frog 

 on to the ground and causes it to grow big 

 and healthy. 



Thin Soles : 



Horses with thin soles, which are likely to 

 become tender from their being much ridden 

 on pebbly or gravelly roads, such as those 

 near Aldershot, should be shod with broad 

 webbed shoes, as these afford more protection 

 to the sole. 



