Horse=shoe

A shoe for horses, consisting of a plate Huck/aback. of iron of a circular form. Horse-shoes are neces¬ on sary as a protection to the foot on stony or hard roads, and they vary in size, shape, and strength grows according to the formation of the foot and the yields kind of work the horse has to perform. They some were formerly all made by the hand, and many grows still are, but machinery is now largely employed berry. in their manufacture. Modern farriery requires (See light, small shoes, with few nails, and that the shoe be put on without overheating, which is bumble-bee. cruel, and injures the horn.