possible, a standing martingale works well on some. If 

 you put on too much of a toe weight on some horses that 

 go close to their elbows it will drive their action to, or 

 against their elbows. Now this being the case, if toe 

 weights will drive him to his elbows a heel weight will 

 usually prevent folding against the elbows. 



Now in making this shoe for an elbow hitter it will be 

 necessary to add from four to six ounces more weight to 

 the shoes than he has been carrying, but put it all in the 

 quarters and bar at the heels, and keep adding weight to 

 the heels of front shoes until he stops hitting his elbows. 

 This kind of a shoe is to be used when a very light shoe 

 fails to prevent elbow hitting. Squaring the toe of the 

 shoe will also help to lighten the blow, or take him that 

 much farther away from his elbows. 



To decrease the lofty folding action of elbow hitters 

 the foot should be placed at an angle of from 47 to 49 

 degrees or as near to that as possible, and add the amount 

 of weight of shoes he has been carrying to the toe weight 

 and also add not less than four or five ounces more to each 

 of a pair of heel weight shoes, when a light one did not 

 answer. Do not use any toe weight, but if the heel weight 

 bar shoes are not heavy enough, a heavier shoe or quarter 

 boot can be used. 



One thing that should not be overlooked in a horse 

 hitting his elbows is his hind action, it should be examined 

 closely. The hind action may be too dwelling gaited, the 

 stride may be too short or too long. Now if the hind action 

 is of a sluggish nature, it will be a benefit to increase his 

 propelling power, it will drive his elbow an inch, more or 

 less, away from the flexing of the foot against it. If he is 

 long and dwelly gaited you can quicken or make him more 

 rapid, if he is striding too short you can lengthen his stride 

 by fixing his feet and applying weight. It is very important 

 to increase his propelling power. A horse that hits his 



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