Chapter IX: Jogging a Knee Knocker Winter and Spring, and the Best Way to Shoe

AND FIX THE FOOT TO DEVELOP THE MUSCLES.

Lower the outside of the foot of the winging in leg, and _keep it the lowest_. Shoe the foot with a _very light shoe_, plain or bar shoe, have a side pocket weight made that will carry from 6 to 9 ounces of lead with a spur on it; cut or burn a hole in the bottom edge of the foot midway between toe and heel for the spur, buckle it tight to foot, the weight to be on inside of foot. If the horse wings in with both front feet use the pocket weights on both feet and fix both feet as directed above. This will have a wonderful effect _in developing muscle_ while taking his slow work that will help to prevent winging in so bad when he begins faster work. This knee knocker should be shod with a side weight shoe, the heft of weight on inside of foot, shoe should be very light on outside. This shoe should be made thick on inside with a bevel thinned towards the outside toe, a difficult shoe to make to be used when pocket weights are discarded for fast work.