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to bring his pasterns more upright than usual, with 

 the object of relieving his heels of some of the pain- 

 ful pressure. It is thought by some, that in order to 

 get a pony to measure low, it is better, after having 

 reduced the heels as far as is safely practicable, to leave 

 the toes long, with a view of bringing down the fetlock 

 joints, than to pare them. In fact, I have seen shoes 

 with very thin heels and thick toes used with this 

 object. 



