BOOTS. 



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For a xery hard knee-hitter a steel plate may be put 



in the cap. 



The Caster Buckskin Shin Roll, Xo. 35, 



is very effectual for a horse that hits under 



the knee, and is a boot well worth trying 



in o^aitino: a 

 horse. Like 

 the bell quar- no. 35. 



ter-boot, it often gives the 

 horse confidence, and also 

 proves a good substitute 

 for weight in balancing. 



Cut Xo. 67 shows the 

 pattern of the best front 

 shin-boot I have yet used. 



It has rolls and swivel, does not interfere with the 



action ; while affording full cord protection, it keeps 



the legs comparatively cool. 

 For a horse that hits his 



hock or rear shins, the com- 

 bined hind shin, speed-cut 



and hock-boot shown in Cut 



Xo. 72 will afford ample 



protection. 



Though the majority of 



horses need only quarter, 



toe (or "scalper") and shin- 

 boots, there are hundreds of 



different varieties, each ofi 



which may at some time 



come into play, but these here described will meet all 



ordinary emergencies. 



