294 Our Noblest Friend, The Horse 



Boots, whether knee, ankle, or shin, will be needed 

 by some horses of untrue action. They should all 

 fit perfectly, and be well oiled, sO' that pliability may 

 continue. The properly fitting boot will stay in place 

 if quite loosely buckled, while no precaution will 

 hold the badly made boot in place. If a horse inter- 

 feres, a piece of thick leather cut in a shape like saw 

 teeth and placed between shoe and foot will prove an 

 incessant reminder, and probably prevent the fault, 

 while at the same time it is not as noticeable as is 

 a boot. It extends from about one-third around toe 

 to the heel, beginning flush with the foot, and grad- 

 ually increasing to one inch at the heel, and is cut 

 into teeth or angles all the way. 



Your horse's caparisons are his clothes, and, as 

 you are particular about your own, do him the same 

 honour, for both your sakes. 



