EXPANDING SHOE, ETC. 
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there is no strain upon the nails and clenches, as in the 
common shoe ; and it has been found that its use has not 
the effect of diminishing the number of corn cases, which 
arises from the quarters being removed to fit the flat-shoe, 
and the weight is then sustained more by the heels than 
the quarters. Besides, it is a difficult shoe to make. 
THE EXPANDING SHOE. 
This consists of a shoe of the common English form, with 
a joint at the toe, which the inventor, Mr. Bracy Clark, 
intended to relieve the feet from the restraint of the shoe 
and nails, by admitting the natural expansion of the hoof, 
and thus avoiding all the evils arising from shoes made on 
the common principle. This, however, has not been realized 
THE HUNTING SHOE. 
PLATE XI. Fig. 4. 
The hunting shoe differs from that of a horse used upon 
the road, both in weight and form. It is not so much 
beveiled off as the common concave-seated shoe, and only 
enough of space left between the shoe and sole for the 
introduction of the picker; as, going over heavy ground, 
tne clay would insinuate itself, and by its tenacity would 
have a tendency to loosen the shoe, or indeed, what has 
been the case, tear it off altogether. It is also made shorter 
in the heels, so that they may not be torn off by the toe of 
the hind feet when galloping. 
THE RACING-SHOE. 
PLATE XI. Fig. 5. 
The racing-shoe, or plate, should be constructed of the 
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