. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . y ilkistration. The object of nailing should be to hold the shoe firmly to thefoot without injur-ing the wall, and „r«- ^^leave the foot as in-dependent of the re-straint of the shoe atthe quarters as pos-sible. The nailsshould be drivenwhere there will bemost secure nail-hold; more or less asweU as heavier nailsbeing necessary, inproportion to thethickness of the wall,weight of the shoe,and severity of the work. The wall is thickest and strongest at the toe or front, andbecomes thinner and more flexible toward the quarters and heels, especially
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . y ilkistration. The object of nailing should be to hold the shoe firmly to thefoot without injur-ing the wall, and „r«- ^^leave the foot as in-dependent of the re-straint of the shoe atthe quarters as pos-sible. The nailsshould be drivenwhere there will bemost secure nail-hold; more or less asweU as heavier nailsbeing necessary, inproportion to thethickness of the wall,weight of the shoe,and severity of the work. The wall is thickest and strongest at the toe or front, andbecomes thinner and more flexible toward the quarters and heels, especially so at the in-ner heels, where it issometimes exceedinglythin and flexible. By reference to , 429, it will beseen that there is con-siderable difference inthe breadths and formof the quarters ; thatof 423 is most notice-able. The end securedin this part being nar-rower and straighter,is supposed to be theprevention of interfering or striking ; but the narrowness is com-pensated for by the increased height of the wall, for the purpose.
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