ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 



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FRONT SHOE WITH THREE CALKS. 



Fig". 42 represents a common froQt shoe with three calks. 

 This shoe is made the same as any ordinary shoe with the 

 exception that the calks are made lower, as with low calks 

 the foot can be kept in better condition than with hig"h calks. 



Fig. 43.— Half-Bar and Side- Weight Combined. 



As a g-eneral thing I do not approve of making- the calks of 

 any shoes over half an inch high. Many people are apt to 

 want high calks. The higher the calk the more rack and 

 strain there is. More ring-bones, curbs and spavins are 

 brought about by the feet rocking on high calks than by 

 anything else. Ay represents the complete shoe ; while B, 



