STILL EXPERIMENTING. 139 



of tlie thin soles (if in front). I liave known cases where forgers 

 have been ridden or driven fast to wear the soles of the feet quite 

 thin by the forward action of the hind feet. G. Johnson. 



34 Woods-mews, Park-lane, W., Feb. 9. 



With these quotations, which embody the gist of the arguments 

 in the London Field of two years ago, this portion of the volume 

 will be brought to a close for the present. Still experimenting, I 

 hope to add to the illusti-ations when another edition is demanded. 



In the meantime, the subject will be duly considered in the Breeder 

 AND Sportsman, and as the experiments progress the results will 

 appear. 



I am happy to state that others will give the tips a fair test, add- 

 ing their experience to mine. Their commxmications will be published 

 in the paper, and extracts from the British journals bearing on the 

 question \\i\\ also be given. Being so fully impressed with the bene- 

 fits that will follow a more natural treatment of the foot of the 

 horse, and the improvement that will follow the more rational prac- 

 tice ; ignoring the " protection " that invariably results in injury, I 

 feel that too much attention cannot be given. 



