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SHOEING 



It is five-eighths of an inch broad all the way round 

 foom toe to heel, and one-fifth of an inch thick all the 

 way round from toe to heel. There is a groove suffi- 

 ciently large and deep to receive the small oblong 



heads of the nails, which are to be driven in even 

 with the shoe ; and this groove is well away from the 

 edge of the shoe, so that the nails shall be driven 

 nearly as far in as where the crust and sole join 

 " just between wind and water" and brought out 

 about three quarters of an inch high up in the hoof. 

 From the nail-holes on the inside, it is scooped out, 

 beaten out, beveled off, or filed away, to admit of a 

 pricker being passed under to clear out all sand and 

 gravel, and so that it shall not press on the sole. 

 The inch at the heel that is not beveled off is to rest 

 where the bar and crust join, not quite touching the 

 frog. There are six nail-holes, three on each side ; 

 and the nail-holes are to be punched with the Nol- 

 band's common punch, firstly on the inside, lastly on 



