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HORSESHOEING. 



pleasant for the rider. The length and the height of the 

 are greatest in acute-angled feet; least in upright feet. Further- 

 more, length and height of stride are in a measure dependent 

 on breeding, training, condition of the legs (whether stiffened 

 by use or disease), length of the hoof and the weight of the shoe. 



Fig. 76. 



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Flight of the hoof as seen from the side: A, flight of a regular hoof; B, flight of an acute- 

 angled hoof; C, flight of an upright hoof. 



Many deviations in the line of flight of hoofs and in the 

 manner in which they are set to the ground occur ; for example, 

 horses heavily burdened or pulling heavy loads, and, therefore, 

 not having free use of their limbs, project their limbs irregu- 



