Hickmans Farriery

Product Description

Hickmans Farriery" was first published in 1977 & has since been completely revised & updated to bring it into line with the latest developments in this field. The new edition demonstrates how traditional skills can be combined with modern science to benefit the welfare soundness & performance of the horse. The book begins with a short history of horseshoeing tracing its origins to pre-Christian times. The authors then move on to explain the underlying structure of the horses front & hind legs so that farriers can better understand the scientific principles of their craft. The tools used on the foot & at the anvil are described in detail as are the various types of horseshoe that can be applied. The chapter on shoemaking

Includes:: numerous practical exercises each one illustrated with specially taken step-by-step photographic principles of their craft. Further chapters examine the care of the feet in shod & unshod horses including youngstock; methods of preventing slipping; & the use of pads. The final chapter looks at injuries caused by shoes & abnormalities of gait the shoeing of defective feet & surgical shoes."