142 CARE AND TRAINING OF TROTTERS AND PACERS. 



foot in proper shape. The hoof of a cross-firing 

 horse must he cut low along the inside, especially 

 the inside toe. 



(ii) Hind Pacing Shoe. — This hind shoe, like 

 the Style 7 front shoe, is for use on a bold, high- 

 going pacer. The toe grab runs down the outside 

 pretty well and if the foot is properly dressed the 

 grab prevents a horse from going over to the 

 opposite quarter and cross-firing. This shoe was 

 worn by Dan Patch in his trials against time. 

 When the horse has a long, sloping pastern and 

 the low heels which usually go with it, it is ad- 

 visable to use a long high side-calk on the outside 

 heel or else let the toe grab follow the oirter edge 

 of the shoe all the way to the heel. 



(12) Hind Trotting Shoe. — This style of shoe 

 is used more than any other on the hind feet of 

 trotters (generally without the toe calk). Where 

 a grab is needed set the calk back well so as not to 

 be dangerous in case a quarter is struck. 



(13) Half-Swedged Cross-Firing Shoe. — 

 This shoe is the same as Style 10 except that the 

 toe is not oblique. It is the shoe generally used on 

 pacers. The swedge part furnishes a firm foothold 

 and prevents the foot from being carried in too far, 

 while the inside is half rounded. 



