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them. No, I don't shoe many of the trotters that come here 

 with tips. I know of one or two that use them. Yes, the 

 old style of shoe causes contracted feet, corns and other 

 troubles. I can manage corns quite easily, if the horse 

 comes regularly, by cutting awa}^ the heel slightly to take 

 off the pressure. For contracted feet I use a spring, 

 invented by Mr. Mace, to expand the heel, and this helps to 

 keep the foot in its natural condition. I scarceh^ think tips 

 will supersede shoes, for they do not suit all kinds of feet, 

 in my opinion." 

 Mr. Staples then selected a shoe that had been used on 



Fig. 155— The Simpson Tip Set ou the Foct. 



the forward foot of a fast trotter, from which /.he cut used 

 to illustrate the modern st3^1e of shoe is made. 



'* You will notice," he remarked, 'Hhat there has been a 

 great improvement in making shoes of late years. Instead 

 of the great load of iron that was once the regulation style, 

 the shoe is much lighter, and steel is greatly used nowa- 

 days. Then, again, we do not cut the foot down, as for- 

 merly, but the sole and frog are left in a natural condition. 

 I suppose in some parts of the country they adhere to old 

 methods j^et, but here in New York we liave learned by 



