requires a lot more weight than others to make the change. 

 The shoes to be used, if working to make speed should be 

 a square toe shoe, or a beveled toe shoe, also a wedged 

 shaped shoe thick at the heels and thin at the toe is good, 

 squared at the toe. For ordinary road driving a rolling toe 

 shoe is good, but not for extreme speed, as it has a ten- 

 dency with most horses to slip back too much on leaving 

 the ground ; and the horse should be made to carry his 

 head higher than usual. If the front action is high, short, 

 or too rapid, not working in harmony with the hind, lower 

 the quarters and heels of front feet as much as they will 

 stand and keep a fair length toe on the front feet and shoe 

 with a very light shoe and use a toe weight to balance for 

 extension, place a spur for toe weight well up on toe of foot 

 out of way of the scalping ; and the horse should be made 

 to go as low headed as is comfortable to him. 



If the hind action is low, long or of a dwelling nature, 

 shorten the toes as much as they will stand, and shoe, to 

 elevate the heels, with a thick heel shoe, or raise the heels 

 with side calks. A few ounces more weight than he has 

 been carrying will be all the better to make him use his 

 hocks more. If the hind action is high and choppy with 

 not much extension, lower quarters and heels as much as 

 they will stand and keep a fair length toe on him, it will 

 keep him closer to the ground ; and shoe light to prevent 

 slipping. 



A side view of the animal as he is driven by you will 

 give you the correct view of his front and hind action. If 

 the action is too short, too long, too high or too low, in 

 front or behind, the chances are you may not have to change 

 but one end of him if you have a good eye for locating 

 faulty action. If your horse is good and can beat his record, 

 or go the race of his life, and scalps jogging, try a toe 

 weight on him in front, if it does not stop him wear scalpers 

 on him jogging and let well enough alone. 



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