306 TRAINING THE TROTTING HORSE. 



and carefully cut away without getting into the sensi- 

 tive parts. 



- Tender feet, if naturally tender, are hardly susce}3ti- 

 ble to any treatment, though often a Lockiepad shoe 

 will prove effectual. I consider the Lockiepad shoe a 

 great invention, and whether the feet be constitution- 

 ally tender, or whether the trouble merely arises from 

 a hard track, they are well worth}^ of trial. Almost 

 ever}^ good appliance has its drawback, and the trouble 

 with the Lockiepad is that you never know how much 

 weight you are carrying, and in some cases a tendency 

 to thrush may be caused by the pad. A horse so shod 

 I stand in water, or wet the foot well twice a day, to 

 allow the sponge to take up water. They must be 

 often changed. The Lockiepad shoe should be taken 

 off and the foot cleaned at least every two weeks. 

 Then you can see how the foot is doing. If the 

 slightest tendency to thrush is discerned, they must be 

 cast aside. The Lockiepad shoe will certainly often 

 prove good on a hard track, and will many times be 

 found the remedy where a horse refuses to extend him- 

 self, for often a very slight soreness will "tie up" a 

 horse. I used this shoe to advantage on Manzanita and 

 Hinda Rose, the latter going a mile in 2:23 at Lexing- 

 ton, so shod. 



For a horse sore from trotting on hard tracks I have 

 found the following liniment excellent. For it I am 

 indebted to my friend George J. Fuller, the famous 

 driver of Patron : 



Linseed oil 8 ounces. 



Turpentine = . .4 ounces. 



Oil tar , .6 ounces. 



Oil origanum .6 ounces. 



