HORSESHOEING. 



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0. Lines of Plight of Hoofs in Motion. 



If we observe horses moving unrestrained over level ground, 

 we will notice differences in the carriage of the feet. In the 

 regular standing position of the limbs the hoofs are carried for- 



FiG. 63. 



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Fig. 65. 



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ward in a straight direction, — that is, in a line parallel with the 

 median line of the body (Fig. 63). The toes likewise point 

 straight forward ; the hoofs alight properly (flat) on the ground. 

 If the horse stands base-wide, the hoof is carried in a circle ; from 



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