The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . to receive the shoe. Another important matter is the fitting*. The shoe shouldin every instance be fitted to the foot and not the foot 1 o theshoe. Heat the shoe so that in apphing it will mark the un-. Fig. 63.—Showing Best Position for Nails. even surface (if any there be), which should then be not heat it red-hot and burn the foot down level, as thatrenders the horn very brittle. Having the shoe f
The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . to receive the shoe. Another important matter is the fitting*. The shoe shouldin every instance be fitted to the foot and not the foot 1 o theshoe. Heat the shoe so that in apphing it will mark the un-. Fig. 63.—Showing Best Position for Nails. even surface (if any there be), which should then be not heat it red-hot and burn the foot down level, as thatrenders the horn very brittle. Having the shoe fitted, it isnow ready to be nailed on. The nails should be given agood hold in the sound hoof. The heel nail on the front footshould be driven the lowest; the second a little higher ; thethird and the fourth also a little higher than the precedingones, as indicated in Fig\ 62. The shoe being driven on, the next important point is todraw the nails tightly to prevent the clinches from raisingabove the foot and the shoe getting loose. After this has 92 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. been done, the foot is ready to receive the finishing- touches,which should be performed in a neat manner by filing theclinch thin and turning doAvn, care being taken not to filea gutter under the clinches. I have often seen a foot thatdeex3 gutters have been filed in crack open and shell the cl
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