THE TROTTING-HORSE OF AMERICA. 89 



as if they were, by reason of one leg being a little snorter 

 than the other. Sometimes there's a difference in the fore- 

 legs ; at others it is in the hind ones. Careful observation 

 by a man of experience will detect this, and the remedy is 

 easy. The horse must be levelled by a thicker shoe on the 

 short side. 



