INTRODUCTORY 



The mechanism of the horse's foot is some- 

 thing" marvelous, and the study of its anatomy 

 and the relation of shoeing to the proper bal- 

 ance and ultimate success of the light harness 

 horse, is indeed a fascinating one. It requires 

 but a moment's reflection to convince one that 

 the success of the entire scheme of the light 

 harness horse industry depends on the proper 

 treatment of the juvenile trotter and pacer, for 

 if we were to eliminate from the annals of turf 

 history the brilliant performances of the two- 

 year-olds and the three-year-olds, to say noth- 

 ing of the wonderful performances of the year- 

 ling trotters and pacers, from their first per- 

 formance to their ultimate success on the turf, 

 the story would lose its most attractive pages. 

 To be sure, there are many horses that have 

 performed brilliantly on the trotting turf that 

 were not knoAvn as colt trotters or pacers, but 

 they are in the minority. 



I do not mean to say that the great majority 

 of our trotters and pacers were great as juve- 



