74 HORSE AND MAN. 



was a very much better plan than roughing namely, 

 the adoption of Hartmann's Safety Pad, which had 

 the advantage of being easily removed when the 

 horse entered the stable after his work. 



He also told me that, having heard of this pad, 

 he took his carriage to Messrs. Martingale, who 

 supply it, and had it fitted to his horses at the door. 

 The animals went so easily, although they had pre- 

 viously been slipping at every step, that he took 



them to a spot where ice 

 had formed upon the road. 

 The horses went over it at 

 a trot, and from that time 

 he had no trouble with 

 them. 



I at once went to 



Messrs. Martingale, who 

 HARTMANN'S SAFETY PAD. 



kindly gave me one or 



two specimens, and explained the mode of use. 



As the reader may see, the pad is composed of 

 thick indiarubber, with three thin steel flanges. By 

 means of a sort of tongs or pincers the pad can be 

 bent longitudinally, so as to allow the flanges to 

 be slipped under the shoe. When the pressure of 

 the tongs is relaxed, the pad resumes its shape by 

 its own elasticity, and is firmly held in its place 

 by the flanges. When the horse comes home, the 



