American Blacksmithing, toolsmiths' and steelworkers' manual . EASY POSITION FOR FINISHING Dont curse. Be cool, use a little patience, and youwill, in most cases, succeed. To a nervous horse youshould talk gently, as >ou would to a scared horse is the noblest and most useful animal to i62 MODERN BLACKSMITHING man, but is often maltreated and abused. Amongstour dumb friends, the horse is the best, but few recognizethis fact. HOW TO SHOE A TROTTER In shoeing a trotter it is no use to follow a certainrule for the angle, because the angle must vary a littlein proportion to the differe
American Blacksmithing, toolsmiths' and steelworkers' manual . EASY POSITION FOR FINISHING Dont curse. Be cool, use a little patience, and youwill, in most cases, succeed. To a nervous horse youshould talk gently, as >ou would to a scared horse is the noblest and most useful animal to i62 MODERN BLACKSMITHING man, but is often maltreated and abused. Amongstour dumb friends, the horse is the best, but few recognizethis fact. HOW TO SHOE A TROTTER In shoeing a trotter it is no use to follow a certainrule for the angle, because the angle must vary a littlein proportion to the different shape of the horses foot. VMWMWMWMMmurMMfJUmgfMM. Every owner of a trotter will test the speed by hav-ing shoes in different shapes and sizes, as well ashaving the feet trimmed at different angles, and whenthe angle is found that will give the best results theowner will keep a record of the same and give the hoise-shoer directions and points in each case. MODERN BI^CKSMITHING I63 The average weight of a horse-shoe should be eightounces. Remember this is for a trotter. Make theshoe fit to the edges of the wall so that there will beno rasping done on the outside. In farm and drafthorses this is impossible, as there is hardly a foot ofsuch a uniform shape but what some has to be raspedoff. Use No. 4 nails, or No. 5. Dont rasp under the clinches of the nails. Make the shoes the shape of No. i, Figure 8. HOW TO SHOE A HORSE WITH POOR OR BRIT-TLE HOOFS Sometimes It is difficult to shoe so as to make theshoe stay on on account of poor and brittle hoofs. Insuch a case the shoe should be fitted snug. Make a shoewith a toe clip. HOW TO SHOE A
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