. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . FIG. 51. -TOE AND SIDE WEIGHT AND PLAIN RACING PLATES, ASMANUFACTURED BY BRYDEN HORSE SHOE CO. care of than anywhere else, of course with the excep-tion of American race horses. HORSE-SHOEING The horse in a wild state needs no shoes, the wearand tear that the feet are subjected to while the horseis hunting for his food in a wild country on soft mead-ows, is just right to keep the hoofs down in a normalcondition. But when the horse is in bondage and mustserve as a burden-carrying animal, trav
. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . FIG. 51. -TOE AND SIDE WEIGHT AND PLAIN RACING PLATES, ASMANUFACTURED BY BRYDEN HORSE SHOE CO. care of than anywhere else, of course with the excep-tion of American race horses. HORSE-SHOEING The horse in a wild state needs no shoes, the wearand tear that the feet are subjected to while the horseis hunting for his food in a wild country on soft mead-ows, is just right to keep the hoofs down in a normalcondition. But when the horse is in bondage and mustserve as a burden-carrying animal, traveling on hard MODERN BLACKSMITHING 135 roads or paved streets, the horse must be shod to pre-vent a foot wear which nature cannot were first made of iron in 480 A. that time, and even after, horseshoes havebeen made of leather and other FIG. 52.—TOE AND SIDE WEIGHT AND PLAIN RACING PLATES, ASMANUFACTURED BY BRYDEN HORSE SHOE CO. ANATOMY It is necessary in order to be a successful horse-shoerto know something about the anatomical constructionof the feet and legs of the horse. Of course, any littleboy can learn the names of the bones and tendons ina horses foot in an hour, but this does not make ahorse-shoer out of him. No board of examiners should 136 MODERN BLACKSMITHING allow any horse-shoer to pass an examination merelybecause he can answer the questions put to him inregard to the anatomy of the horse, for as I have saidbefore, these names are easily learned, but practical
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