''Hitching," Striiighalt and ''Cross Firing." 



These three faults, "Hitching," Stringhalt and 

 "Cross Firing,"' are all caused by unbalanced feet, 

 therefore, an irregular and improper working of the 

 joints, or the muscles, or the tendons, sometimes, 

 and in fact quite frequently, all three may be in- 

 volved. Hitching can almost invariably be cured in 

 one shoeing; the author has never failed to make the 

 "hitch" disappear with one preparation of the foot, of 

 which he has testimonials establishing the fact. 

 Stringhalt is not as easily cured, but in all the cases 

 that have come under the personal treatment of the 

 author, he has cured each and every one of them, and 

 he has invariably found the cause to be an unbalanced 

 foot (with excessive tightness at the coronet, easily 

 corrected) consequently incorrect articulation. 



"Cross Firing" is much more easily cured than 

 Stringhalt. In the case of one (or both) hind toot 

 winding in, out of a straight and proper line, the 

 cause can always be located invariably, in an un- 

 balanced foot, and the instructions contained herein 

 will enable anyone of ordinary intelligence to correct 

 the fault, in fact all three of the above, as well as 

 numerous others of the many faults of incorrect 

 balance to be met with, and to do so without the aid 

 of any mechanical appliances whatever. 



Another, though not so frequent a fault as "Hitch- 

 ing" and "Cross Firing" is that of twisting the hind 

 leg or legs, that is, turning the heel of the foot out- 

 ward by twisting over on outside toe. This also is 

 caused by an unbalanced foot and can easily and 

 surely be stopped, as the author also has learned from 

 his own personal experience in stopping it, generally 

 in one preparation and shoeing of the foot, using only 

 a plain shoe, as he always does. 



Runner. 



Balancing the Runner is accomplished in the same 

 manner as that prescribed for the Trotter and Pacer, 

 notwitlistanding they wear plates and not shoes. 

 The author has balanced several of them, though he 

 has not been fortunate enough to form the acquaint- 

 ance of the owners of any of the more celebrated ones, 



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