when a horse interferes we must consult the structures 

 above for the foot itself should always be kept level. That 

 is the only safe way to keep a foot in a healthy condition. 

 Mr. Cooper was satisfied with the explanation and 

 Major Dent was a good race horse for at least two years 

 after and always raced in that style of shoe. So, you see 

 how the right kind of a shoe can add to a horse's speed. 

 But don't overlook this, this horse had never raced over 

 a mile track before and the long turns helped some to clear 

 himself, and, in addition, the Sioux City track was very 

 fast and that also in part gave Major Dent an increase of 

 12 seconds' speed faster than he had ever gone before, so 

 let us place the credit where it belongs, part shoes, turn and 

 track, and the way a horse is driven. 



No. 1O 



Pacing hind shoe. 



This shoe I used on a pacing mare, Lillian C, who, 

 like Major Dent, never won a race because of the poor 

 quality of her hind feet. She came to Sheldon, Iowa, where 



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