From: flattened@dontemailme.com   
      
   In article , laro@idworld.net says...   
      
   >They taper to an end, yes, but they are not   
   >sharp-pointed.  (if that makes sense.)  If I can find one, I can send you   
   >a photo of it.   
      
   That's the nail I'm familiar with too - but I   
   know of no reason they would differ for horses   
   and mules. What differs is the use the horse   
   or mule is put to, from what little I know on   
   the subject. Race horse shoes and nails differ   
   from draught horse and both differ from range   
   horses (cowboy mounts). I saw a pickup truck   
   just today with advertising on the door that   
   indicated it belonged to a farrier. If anyone   
   had been around I would have stopped and asked   
   some "pointed" questions. But the pickup was   
   parked on the street with no one in sight.   
      
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