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Fi"-. I, is a slioe of this kind made of steel, intended solely for fixing 

 it to the Iroof; beneath it 1 place a second, for receiving the wear of the 

 roads, Avhich is renewable, the other permanent. The points, a, a, b, b, 

 after the shoe has been slid upon the hoof, are driven laterally into it, 

 which prevent its retnrn, and the bntton or nut d, d, serve to fasten down 

 these arms or indexes, which open by a hinge at the other extremity ; g, 

 is a piece for securing the toe or front of the hoof. The tops of these 

 stays which receive the hoof may be connected together by a band of steel 

 or leather, making them firmly embrace the hoof, and preventing their 

 flying from or relaxing by the pressure of the lateral points. The points 

 may be shifted, if reqnired, there being two or more holes in each 

 tongue, for screwing them into. 



Fig. 2, is also a double shoe, and differs from the former by having in 

 front a steel piece moveable on an hinge provided with a slit, in which a 

 steel tooth, a, slides up and down, and is fastened at any place by the 

 nut, k; this passes into a hole made by a passer at right angles to the 

 slope of the front of the hoof, is adjusted by the groove, and then fastened ; 

 a curb chain, g, passes round the top of the hoof and secures it. The 

 hooks, in, m, serve to keep the chain in its place; at the extremity of this 

 chain is a notched steel pin, which fastens itby a small holt with any degree 

 of tension: this chain may also be covered with leather. 



Fig. 3, is a shoe somewhat similar to the former; the toe is fastened or 

 locked by a diagonal pin, which is then secured by a notch and point, re- 

 volving on its axis. A band or web is passed over the heels to assist its 

 firmness; the stays for the points are also different to the former. 



Fig. 4, is a shoe, formed of elastic straps of steel, having numerous 

 points which enter laterally into the hoof, on the closing of the straps by 

 the steel band and secured by the rack-clasp. One of the pieces open on 

 an hinge, the better to let in the foot, and carries a flattish stout point, 

 which enters the hoof on its being closed, urged by a hammer or the band. 



These we have often nsed, and they serve to show that the art of shoe- 

 ing is not exhausted in the use of nails, as many smiths conceitedly 



Since the disclosure of these facts respecting the feet of horses, many 

 persons touched with compassionate feeling for their sufferings have sent 



