BREEDING THE TROTTER 



per cent the outside quarters of the hind feet will 

 be narrower than the inside. I think the reason 

 for this is because of the position young foals take 

 in sucking, which retards the circulation of the 

 blood on the inside of the front feet and on the 

 outside of the hind feet. 



The foal's feet should be leveled when it is from 

 ten to fifteen days old. The hoof will be soft and 

 tender and may be trimmed with a jackknife. 

 This treatment should be continued till the colt 

 is about four months old, when the inside and 

 outside quarters should be of the same width. 

 This will prevent corns. 



CORNS. 



It is "a mistaken idea that unshod colts never 

 have corns. I have often seen them with corns 

 and with contracted heels. 



Imperfect feet are often a peculiarity of cer- 

 tain families. Some families are predisposed to 

 high heels, others to low. 



If the feet of the colts received closer attention 

 we would have fewer knee-knockers and horses 

 that toe out or toe in. I would rather have one 

 colt that toes in than ten that toe out. Person- 

 ally, I have very little use for horses that toe out 

 and would not select for a matron a mare that 

 toed out, no matter how well bred she might be. 



THE PERFECT HOOF. 



The front of a colt's hoof should stand at an 

 angle of forty-five degrees to the ground, or if not, 



