Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-06 | Page 4 | Rubber Shoes Best for Horses, Declares Humane Officer Houk

RUBBER SHOES BEST FOR HORSES DECLARES HUMANE OFFICER HOUK The Ire of or John Houk ell city humane lui- lui mano mane officer Is aroused b by several se kindly l ln h disposed d persons who ho have Insisted that horses be sharp shod sharp hod although they were shod rubber-shod already d If steel shoes arc are used In this slippery weather says s 's Houk they thc of or course would bo be of or tho time sharpened d variety to prevent slip slip- ping pinS But Bitt rubber shoes oven even though flat Int are aro Infinitely better than the best of ot sharp steel ones The Initial cost is high but hut the they prevent pre slipping better and do not have hae to bo be twice a 3 month It is all aU right to insist on sharp- sharp shoeing but tho the person who madel madea made mado 1 a l man take tako the flat rubber shoes I off oCt his horses horse's feet and substitute steel shoes didn't know what he I was doing doln lie llo probably saw tho horses wearing flat shoes and didn't think about anything else I The rhe flat lat ones were worth t all the steel shoes im In the world I