. Statement of truth and scientific facts . ness as there is no swelling to be seen any-where. Often it is mistaken for paster joint lameness, be-cause the horse will stand cock-ankled for the relief of therupture around the pedal joint. We can convince ourselvesthat there is nothing wrong with the paster joint, by liftingup the other foot so that he must carry weight on the affect-ed foot that will bring the paster joint back in place, and ifall looks well, then keep the foot cool and give the horserest. Of course, we are not interested how to cure suchlameness, because only nature can heal i
. Statement of truth and scientific facts . ness as there is no swelling to be seen any-where. Often it is mistaken for paster joint lameness, be-cause the horse will stand cock-ankled for the relief of therupture around the pedal joint. We can convince ourselvesthat there is nothing wrong with the paster joint, by liftingup the other foot so that he must carry weight on the affect-ed foot that will bring the paster joint back in place, and ifall looks well, then keep the foot cool and give the horserest. Of course, we are not interested how to cure suchlameness, because only nature can heal it, like in many othercases of lameness where there is no swelling to be want to prevent them, and, a shoe made as shown in cut12, on horses as described herein, will add to his speed, pre-vent slipping, and consequently spraining:. I have usedthem with good results, and they are just as good as theylook in print, only it takes a little extra time to make bar across the heels adds to the strength and durability ofthe shoe. 71. No. 9 To prevent knee knock-ing, accidentall) or other-wise. I tumbled to the idea of making this shoe partly fromthe way it was worn and partty from what the driver, , told me. Around the outside toe the shoe isworked down to a knife edge. The object of this is to givethe pacing horse a firm foothold, at the same time it doesnot interfere with the horses flexing, because the sharp partcuts in. You see the horse that strikes his ankles or hisknees most generally breaks at the outside toe and at no timeshould we try to do things that interferes with the freedomof his movements as that is against speed. In Iowa and neighboring states it became known as theMajor Dent Shoe, as it was that horse that got the firstshoe of this kind that I had ever made or seen and the horseraced successfully for two or three years after. It is simplein its construction, only it requires a little extra time tomake it, like all special shoes do to do the wo
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