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ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 



A VERY THIN SHELL. 



Fig-. 55 represents a very thin light shell, the finer the 

 breed of the horse the thinner and lighter the shell in 

 every case. On this account great judgment is needed on 



Fig. 55.— Very Thin Shell. 



the part of the horse-shoer to determine what sized nail to 

 use. I use nails as small as No. 2 and up to as hig'h as No. 

 7, but do not use manj^ No. 8's, and have not driven a No. 9 

 horse-nail in seven years. The horse the foot came off, 

 shown herewith, was shod on Monday and the next Friday 

 was dead. There is no question in my mind as to what the 

 trouble was with this horse. He certainly died with lock- 



