Xll INTIIOUUCTIU.N TO .SIXTH EDITION. 



different styles and weii]^1it of shoes to snir all kinds of soils 

 of the tracks, and all agree witli me that tli(> hard track re- 

 quires a different style of shoe than the soft, cuppy track. 

 There are cuts exhibited all ihruugh iny book, to suit all 

 grades of tracks and roads. To be successful, the driver 

 should have three or four sets of shoes niade and fitted to 

 each horse, to carry along with him, to suit all conditions of 

 tracks — the hard, the soft raud, and the sandy, cuppy soil. By 

 so doing, he,will be ready to race his horse at all times and sea- 

 sons. The thin shell or wall should be shod with a thin, wide, 

 web shoe ; the thick shell or wall can be shod with a narrower 

 web shoe. The farrier, to be successful, must exercise good 

 judgment in making and fitting shoes, to suit the thickness 

 of the shell or wall and to suit the gait of the horse. The 

 low-gaited horse in front and behind requires a thin shoe ; 

 the horse with the high knee and hock action can be shod 

 with a different style and Aveight of shoes. 



There are four qualifi(;ations for the speed horse to make 

 him a money-winner : First, plenty of speed ; second, a hearty 

 appetite ; third, stand plenty of hard work ; fourth, endurance. 

 If the horse possesses these four qualifications, and is shod 

 with a style and weight of shoes suitable to his gait, he is 

 ready to start out to earn inoney for his owner. If the horse 

 does not possess these four qualifications, the owner will save 

 money by keeping him at home. 



The long-pastern horse needs to be shod in front and be- 

 hind with long toes, while the short-pastern should be shod 

 all around with short toes. I have made and invented shoes 

 to suit all grades and classes of speed horses. In my judg- 

 ment, horseshoeing is in its infancy. If a farrier shod a 

 horse forty years ago to suit his gait, it was an accident. 



