Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

In Barbary, pacing horses are held in such high estimation that the method of making a spirited trotter shackle like a boat in a chop sea is reduced to a science. To make them rack easily, a ring of lead covered with leather is put around each hoof; a cord from each weight ascends and is fastened to the saddle, front ad rear; next, a strap runs horizontally from the fore to the hind foot on both sides. Being rather short, it is impossible to make a long step. Restraint compels the animal to practice a new gait to progress at all. As soon as a habit is established of going ahead thus tethered, the desirable amble is fully and permanently accomplished.