SHOEING YOUNG HORSES. 113 



walk is the gait that " gets there " with the most regularity and 

 with the least amount of wear and tear of team and vehicle 

 every time. The team that walks steadily and well, without 

 being required to mar the walk by trotting over part of the 

 road, generally reaches its destination before the one that divides 

 the distance into periods of brisk trots and very slow walks. 

 To improve the walk of a team, it should be taught to work 

 persistently at that pace, without alternating the performance 

 by any other style of going, for the time being, for that would 

 spoU the salutary effects of the lesson. 



