ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 



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side point of his toe, let the toe calk extend over as at A. 

 Then when the calk strikes at A it is necessar^^ for the ani- 

 mal to settle square down on his feet and go directly over 

 at the toe. 

 In the case of a great many horses the outside quarters 



Fig. 24.— Extension Calk Shoe. 



and calk will wear off while the inside will wear very lit- 

 tle. 



By the use of this kind of a shoe all this is prevented and 

 the horse must travel i)erfectly square, Avhether he is a 

 heavy draught horse or a light road horse, 



