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object of relieving his heels of some of the painful 

 pressure. It is thought by some that, in order to get a 

 pony to measure low, it is better, after having reduced the 

 heels as far as is safely practicable, to leave the toes long, 

 with a view of bringing down the fetlock joints, than to 

 pare them. In fact, I have seen shoes with very thin 

 heels and thick toes used with this object. 





