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ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 



CONCAVE SHOE. 



Fig". 27 represents a common front shoe concaved so as to 

 prevent picking- up g-ravel. The shoe is made from one 

 inch by one-half inch iron, or you can use any weig-ht of 



Fig. 28.— Shoe to Make a Horse Travel Square. 



iron that ma^^ be needed. If the horse is quick of action 

 the use of this shoe will prevent his throwing" g-ravel into 

 the face of the driver. It is also a good shoe to prevent 

 the balling of snow in winter, as snow cannot stick to it 

 very well. 



SHOE TO MAKE A HORSE TRAVEL SQUARE. 



Fig. 28 represents a shoe designed to make any horse 

 travel square. Some horses travel all on one side and one 



