THE
ART OF HORSE-SHOEING
A Manual for Farriers,
BY
WILLIAM HUNTING, F.R.C.V.S.
Editor of The Veterinary Record.Veterinary Inspector for Westminster and Chelsea.Consulting Veterinary Surgeon to the London Road-Car Company.Member of the Committee for National Registration of Farriers.
With nearly one hundred Illustrations.
London:
H. & W. Brown, 20 Fulham Road, S.W.
1895.
CONTENTS.
| Chap. | Page. | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | —Introduction | |
| II. | —Form and Action of the Foot | 9 |
| The hoof. The sensitive foot, growth and wear of hoof. The bones, cartilages, pads and vessels. Action of the foot, expansion and contraction, function of the frog. The natural bearing-surface. | ||
| III. | —Preparation of Hoof for Shoeing | 32 |
| Bearing-surface for shoe. Proportions of foot, height of heel, length of toe, treatment of sole and frog. Faults to be avoided. | ||
| IV. | —The Form and Manufacture of Shoes | 48 |
| Material, weight, thickness, width. The foot-surface of shoes. The ground-surfaces. Calkins, nails and nail-holes. Machine-made shoes. Prepared bar-iron. | ||
| V. | —Selection of a Shoe | 65 |
| For varieties of horse and work. | ||
| VI. | —Fitting and Application of Shoes | 67 |
| Level or adjusted form. Outline fitting, surface fitting. Clips, hot and cold fitting. Tips. The Charlier system. | ||
| VII. | —On Roughing | 83 |
| Necessity for, evils of. Frost-nails, ordinary "roughing." Movable steel sharps, steel screw sharps. | ||
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