with what others say regarding me. The following letters 

 were published in the horse papers as named : Spirit of the 

 West, Des Moines, Iowa, In the last issue of the Spirit 

 of the West, I notice an item saying that good feet are 

 the foundation of the horse. This reminds me of the 

 first time I met Mr. Louis Petersen, of Sheldon, Iowa, who 

 I had come to my barn to look over my horse's feet, and, 

 said Mr. Petersen, your horse's feet are in fair condition, 

 but should be improved in form. The next time I had 

 Mr. Petersen shoe my horses. When I saw him prepare 

 the feet, make and fit shoes for them, I made up my mind 

 that he knew more about horses' feet and the way they 

 should be shod than the average dictator, and from that 

 day on, for the past ten years he has been my shoer. While 

 I have always appreciated his work, but now only mention 

 his skill as a scientific horseshoer when we cannot get 

 him, as he has moved to the Pacific Coast. If I should go 

 on and give the history of his success and tell half of what 

 he has done in the way of shoeing lame and unsound horses, 

 and aiding the speedy ones to speed faster, it would take a 

 whole page of your paper, but 1 do 'not hesitate in saying, 

 that his equal, as a scientific horseshoer, I do not believe 

 is in existence. I have always been well paid for the many 

 trips of twenty-five miles drive to his place of business. We 

 do not appreciate the service of such men until they leave 

 us. In saying this, I feel sure that I voice the sentiment of 

 all good horse men here in the Northwest. 



DENNIS SCANLAN, 

 Rock Valley, Iowa, April 17, 1907. 



Here, I wish to say a few words regarding Mr.- 

 Scanlan, who always had a crop of youngsters from a high 

 bred mare that he kept for breeding purposes and crossed 

 her with good horses, as to his own judgment. He al- 

 ways broke and drove his own colts. And when they got 

 two or three years old, they could all step some, and when 



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