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^^ fuller" slioulcl be carried quite round the shoe 

 to the heels, and the fuUering-iron should have 

 both sides alike. It is a far better tool than the 

 one-sided iron in common use, which is generally 

 so narrow and sharp that it not only makes the 

 groove too small for the heads of the nails to 

 sink into, but it often splits the shoe. A narrow 

 groove may look neater than a wide one; but you 

 will find a wide one much more useful. 



CHOOSING A SHOE. 



The first thing to look to in choosing a shoe 

 is the kind of foot you have to deal with. If 

 the foot is a strong, good-shaped one, it will be 

 an easy matter to find a shoe for it; only take 

 care that the web is not too narrow, and that 

 the shoe is not too light. A light shoe is apt 

 to bend before it is half worn out; and the pain 

 caused by the pressure of the bent nails against 

 the tender lining of the hoof throws the horse 

 do^vn, and most likely breaks his knees. If the 



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