THE HIND SHOE. 



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joint, which lies above and across the frog, from being jarred 

 bj stones on a hard road ; and the best way of doing this is to 

 fill the space on each side of the frog with oakum in such a 

 manner that it shall share the pressure with the frog, and pre- 



Figure 12. 



joint. 



The usual mode of stopping a foot is to place a thick wad 

 of tow over tlie whole surface of sole and frog together, making 

 bad worse, by adding to the projection of the frog, and causing 

 it to meet the gi-ound sooner, and receive the full force of the 

 jar. 



You must now nail on the shoe with five nails, exactly as 

 you would do if there 

 was nothing under 

 it ; and if you have 

 attended to the fit- 

 ting, there will be 

 no fear of the shoe 

 shifting or coming 

 off". 



Tlie cut. Fig. 12, 

 shows a foot stopped, 

 ready for shoeing. 

 The ends of the oak- 

 um placed in the 

 cleft of the frog are 

 collected together 

 and carried across 

 the body of the frog, 

 to be mixed with the 

 oakum on one side, 



which keeps it in its place in the cleft, and prevents it from 

 working out behind. 



■ Fig. 13 shows a foot properly shod with leather, and also 

 the shape to which the leather should be cut between the heels 

 of the shoe. 



The Hind Shoe. — ^The hind shoe, like the fore shoe, should 

 be brought in at the heels, and be made to follow the exact 



