THE HIND-SHOE. 41 



and cuts a piece out of the soft parts above the 

 heel and produces a very troublesome wound. 



The hmd-foot expands less than the fore-foot; 

 still, you should place the nail-holes so as not to 

 confine the foot. I have found four nails on the 

 outside and three on the inside sufficient to hold 

 any hind-shoe firmly to the foot. The holes on 

 the inside should be stamped closer together than 

 those on the outside, and tliey should be placed 

 forward toward the toe, so as to leave the inside 

 quarter and heel free to expand. A small foot 

 may be shod with three nails on each side ; but 

 no foot requires more than seven altogether. 



Plate VII. represents a near hind-shoe. Fig. 1 

 shows a level surface for the foot to rest upon, 

 the raised heels and the thickened toe, with a small 

 clip in the centre. 



Fig. 2 shows the toe rather pointed, the back edge 

 rounded, and the nail-holes properly placed. 



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