Breeder and sportsman . sing in this countrymore Percherons than we are of allother draft breeds together; they arethe breed that seems to be the bestsuited to our American people, andthe Percheron horses fore feet is per-haps his weakest point. Many of themare too small; not small perhaps atthe surface of the ground, but smallwhere the hoof and the hair join at thehoof-head or coronet. This is the par-ticular part of your Percheron horsesfoot, which you should examine care-fully in looking for weakness in abreeding horse. Get a good large hoof-head, with plenty of depth and widthin hoof at th
Breeder and sportsman . sing in this countrymore Percherons than we are of allother draft breeds together; they arethe breed that seems to be the bestsuited to our American people, andthe Percheron horses fore feet is per-haps his weakest point. Many of themare too small; not small perhaps atthe surface of the ground, but smallwhere the hoof and the hair join at thehoof-head or coronet. This is the par-ticular part of your Percheron horsesfoot, which you should examine care-fully in looking for weakness in abreeding horse. Get a good large hoof-head, with plenty of depth and widthin hoof at the heel, then see that thepastern or ankle blends nicely intothe hoof. The ankle from the fetlockjoint down to the foot in the Per-cheron is frequently very short andvery straight, and if long, sets too farback. Pasterns should have an angleof about 45 degrees, but should beclean and smooth and show lots ofquality of fiber and give a full, nice,round blending of the bone and sinewinto the hoof. Now, then, the foot sasssf. LET ME SUPPLYYOUR TURF GOODS Horsemen! You owe it to your-selves to get the benefit of my verylow prices on the latest and bestthings in Horse Boots, Track and RoadHarness, Hopples, ToeWeights, Horse Clothing,Bandages, Etc. I carry the largest stock inCalifornia of the famous SELLBRAND HORSE BOOTS andRACING SPECIALTIES. Thesegoods are the finest made and areused by all the prominent horse-men. Why send your money to theEastern mail order houses, whenI can sell you better goods atabout the same prices you wouldpay for inferior articles? I givespecial attention to mail orders—prompt shipment. Send for myDo it today. itself. Get a foot that is wide in theheel and deep from coronet to groundsurface. Get a horse with a hoof thatis dense, that is, closeness of the fibersaltogether. You do not want a hoofin which the fibers are not laid closelytogether, giving you a smooth, hardbone-like horn. A hoof that is notsmooth on its surface, dense and closefibered, will not
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