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ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 



FRONT FOOT FLAT SHOE. 



Fig. 25 represents a flat front shoe made out of inch by 

 half-inch iron. Crease all around the toe. 



This shoe is made perfectly flat on the ground surface 



Fig. 25.— Front Foot Flat Shoe. 



and is as good a shoe as can be used on front feet. The 

 nearer we keep the feet to the ground the better. 



Fig. 2G represents the foot surface of the shoe shown in 

 Fig. 25, and also gives a clear idea of the concavity of this 

 side of the shoe, 



