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HORSESHOEING. 



B. Forms of Feet, viewed from in Front, from Behind, 

 and in Profile. 



In all the various positions of the limbs we find the feet in 

 one of the following three forms, or very like one of them. By 

 means of a proper knowledge of these three forms, the judging 



Fig. 51. Fiq. 52. 



Sabre-let'ged or sickle-hocked position. 



Camped behind. 



of the form, flight of the foot in travelling, and preparation of 

 the hoof for the shoe, as well as the choice of the length of the 

 shoe, are regulated, facilitated, and simphfied. 



Pig. 53. 



Fig. 54. 



A pair of feet of regular position seen from in front and from behind. 



