32 CARE AND TRAININ'G OF TROTTERS. 



writes: "I consider toe weights one of the most 

 important inventions made to assist trainers in 

 the training of horses of' all ages, and especially 

 colts. It is safe to estimate, I should think, that 

 fully 90 per cent of the progressive trainers of to- 

 day use toe weights. A heel weight (or loaded 

 heel boot). is just as essential for some colts, and 

 has been fised with a great deal of success here at 

 Lexington, for the past half-dozen years." 



In cases of defective gait, a colt handler must 

 use his own judgment or consult an experienced 

 farrier. It is just as necessary to have the advice 

 of an experienced farrier in cases of defective gait, 

 as it is to call a veterinarian when a colt is sick. 

 The colt's feet should be trimmed regularly. 



Finally, remember, in the words of Charles 

 Marvin: "There is nothihg more senseless and 

 injurious than punishing a horse or a colt for not 

 doing what he does not understand you want him 

 to do." 



