of the front feet should be about 55 degrees and the angle 

 of the hind feet should be about 59 degrees. 



Some horses that go into a singlefoot or strike a pace 

 occasionally can be easily converted to the pace by shoeing 

 light in front and heavier behind, from three to five ounces 

 more weight in each hind shoe than he is carrying in his 

 front shoes. If he does not take to the pace readily add 

 more weight to hind shoes, and bevel or roll the toes of 

 shoes, and check head higher. You need a short natural 

 foot all around to convert to the pace. The angle of the 

 feet will vary according to their pasterns. If the horse has 

 a long oblique pastern, shorten the toes hind and front as 

 much as they will allow to be safe, and do not touch the 

 heels. 



I used this method of converting Joe Patchen II from 

 the trot to the pace, and many others. They could not 

 make him strike a pace and after fixing his feet and shoeing 

 him he went out on the track and paced an eighth of a mile 

 in eighteen seconds after having been driven at the trot 

 for over a year. 



XXXII. CONTRACTED HEELS. 

 To expand a contracted foot or quarter the first thing 

 to do is to get the foot soft by poulticing or stuffing with 

 "Whiterock" for a couple of nights. Use hoof expanders 

 that are stronger than the hoof, some feet are so strong and 

 stiff at the quarters that the foot has to be weakened be- 

 tween the bars and frog so that the expanders will expand 

 it. If you want the inside quarter expanded leave the last 

 two heel nails out of the inside of shoe, put a toe clip on 

 shoe and a clip back at the outside heel and do just the 

 reverse to expand an outside quarter. In this way you 

 will be getting all the expansion on the contracted quarter. 

 If this shoe is fitted so that the expander can be placed in 



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