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used on speed horses on soft and muddy tracks. This style 

 of shoe will suit a great many pacing horses. The toe and 

 heel calkings are beveled inward to inward face of shoe, and are 

 left square on the outside 

 edffe. The toe of the shoe 

 is beveled inward, as shown 

 at letter A. The toe and 

 heel calks being left square 

 on outside edges, will pre- 

 vent the foot from slip- 

 ping sideways when going 

 around the turns. The 

 scoop or grab at the toe 

 will prevent the foot from 

 slipping back as it leaves 

 the ground. The toe and Fig. 189. weight of shoe, 4 J ozs. 

 heel calks being beveled inward, will allow .the foot to be 



most easily lifted out, prevent- 

 ing strain on muscles and ten- 

 dons. I have used this style of 

 shoe with satisfactory results on 

 trotting and pacing horses. 



Fig. 189. I designed this 

 shoe for a pacing horse. The 

 outer rim, which is three-six- 

 teenths of an inch high, gives the 

 foot a firm hold at each foot' 

 fall, and also prevents slipping 

 sidewise in going around the 

 turns. In many cases it is a 

 iiood shoe for the trottin<x horse. 



Fig. 190. weight of shoe, 3 oz. 



Fio". 190. I designed tliis shoo to prevent cross-firing on 



