THE HYGIENIC HORSESHOE PAD

Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 51

THE HYGIENIC HORSESHOE PAD

A well-known saying, or what might be te*rmed a maxim, that is cm rent amongst h.ors6mer> is that ot "'no foot, no horse.' 1 .With ft povi hoof && otttfrwis& valuable

horse becomes almost worthless, and anyone knows the truth of this fact who has owned a horse with cracked or sore heels, thin soles, or those which are subject to corns. For this reason Messrs R. and T. Dick's hygienic horseshoe pads should receive much attention. These pads are now universally adopted in Europe and America, and have also large sales in Sydney and Melbourne. They are made by the adhesion of a rubber-like composition to a piece of the best English leather. Two kinds are made. One, to protect the foot all round, is called the "bar" pad,' and the other, to relieve the pressure on the frog, it called the "frog" pad. The rubber composition, which may seem hard to one's hand, ift said to become more pliable in wear. It is claimed, amongst other merits, that these pads prevent frog contraction, corns, sore heels, and other ailments to which the foot of the horse is subject. Horses with pile-dnvinng j action should reap considerable benefit from j them as increased economy in the wear of i legs and feet through the absence of concussion is another merit of the pad*. They are not expensive, as a pair costs very little more than an ordinary pair of leather soles. During the short time (some two or three weeks) that the pads have been in use in Dunedin they have given general satisfaction, and to anyone who has a horse with bad feet they are well worth a trial, for if they do no good, they can do no harm. j