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been used with great success on several well-known 

 horses, but its general use is not advised. 



(7) Three-Calk Pacing Shoe. — This is a 

 good form of shoe for a bold, high-going pacer; 

 the calks minimize the concussion and the toe rim 

 furnishes a firm foothold. This is the style of shoe 

 worn by Dan Patch in all of his fast miles. 



(8) Three-Calk Trotting Shoe. — This is a 

 style of shoe widely used ; the calks break the con- 

 cussion on hard tracks and the grab gives a good 

 foothold. The grab is set back from the toe so as 

 to give an easy break-over. 



(9) Memphis Bar Shoe. — This shoe was very 

 popular several years ago, but was the cause of 

 many bad tendons owing to the hind bar being set 

 ahead too far from the point of the heels, letting 

 the foot drop down too low. The strain of getting 

 up and over this bar caused much injury to ten- 

 dons. The forward bar supplied what little virtue 

 the shoe possessed, as it furnished a good roll and 

 breakover. See notation on the Memphis Xub 

 Shoe (Style i). 



fio) Half Swedged Oblique Toe Shoe. — This 

 shoe is used for pacers. The swedge part furnishes 

 a firm foothold and prevents the foot from being 

 carried in too far. The hoof is left projecting over 

 the oblique toe, the sharp edge of the hoof being 

 rounded off to prevent cutting the quarter. This 

 shoe may be used without heel calks, especially 

 where inside cannot be cut low enough to put the 



