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HORSESHOEING. 



nary shoe can and should be corapleted in the rough in two 



heats. One pair of shoes require from eight to fifteen minutes. 



The hind shoe (Fig. 86) is made in like manner, but the 



branches are not bent in a circle but given that form shown in 



Fig. 79. 



Fig. 80. 



The curvature of a branch of a front shoe. 



The curvature of a branch of a hind shoe. 



Fig. 80. Concaving is not necessary ; it is sufficient merely to 

 round the inner edge of the web. 



Since in bending the shoe, and especially the toe of a hind 

 shoe, the inner edge is .crovi^ded together (back-set) and thick- 

 ened to the same extent that the outer edge is stretched and 

 thinned, we must remember to do avpay v^rith these inequahties 

 of thickness and strain by hammering the shoe smooth. 



Peculiarities of the Shoe. 

 They are dependent upon the structure, direction, and posi- 

 tion of the leg and hoof, as vrell as upon the horse's service and 

 the nature of the ground. Since the shoe is an artificial base 

 of support, and since a proper surface of support is of the 

 greatest importance in preserving the soundness of the feet and 

 legs, careful attention must be given to this matter. Naturally 

 shoes designed for the various forms of hoofs must present 

 equally great and equally numerous differences of form, as well 

 as other peculiarities. 



