22 TREATISE OX HORSE-SIIOEING. 



uppermost for turning up the toe; and you liave 

 only to reverse it, keeping the same grasp of the 

 shoe, and the foot-surface will come uppermost, 

 ready to have the seating made good. 



I will now suppose that you have shortened the 

 toe of the hoof, rasped away the crust to receive 

 the turned-up shoe, cut a notch for the clip, and 

 turned up the toe of the shoe: you had better 

 next spring the heels to prevent their burning 

 the back part of the crust while you are fitting 

 the shoe to the fore part; but you must bring 

 them down again before you fit the quarters and 

 heels, and never leave them sprung when the shoe 

 is nailed on. 



You must now put the toe of the shoe in the 

 fire, and make it hot enough to mark the uneven 

 portions of horn, which should be rasped away 

 until an even bed is left for the shoe to rest 

 upon. You need not fear to burn the toe of a 

 strong foot; it can do no harm; but a weak foot 

 with a thin crust of course will not bear much 

 burning. Still, the shoe should be made hot enough 



