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for the last five years, and I find that a 

 stable can be built that will give absolutely 

 the same results as are gotten by dispens- 

 ing with them altogether, and the horses 

 kept in such stables can be used without 

 shoes, either in harness or under the 

 saddle. 



I have driven my own gig horse without 

 shoes for nine months — winter, spring 

 and summer, — and my saddle horse has 

 not been shod in a year, although riding 

 him from March to December over ma- 

 cadam roads, boulder stone pavement, vit- 

 rified brick, and country roads, and his 

 hoofs are perfect. Everyone knows that 

 saddle work is harder on the feet than 

 work in harness, and my usual weight 

 is 170 pounds. His feet wear true and 



