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ARTISTIC HORSE -SHOEING. 



In case the horse swing-s his feet outward use the heaviest 

 weig'ht on the inside of the foot, which has a tendency to 

 draw the foot back and make the animal travel square. If 

 he throws his feet too close together the additional weight 



Fig. 35.— Shoe to Prevent Paddling and Knocking. 



should be used on the outside of the foot, the object being 

 to make the horse spread his feet in traveling. 



The same shoe may also be used to correct what is called 

 weaving, or where a horse throws his feet in traveling out- 

 ward and inward in a sort of weavinir motion. 



