The Art of Horse-Shoeing: A Manual for Farriers

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The Art of Horse-Shoeing: A Manual for Farriers by William Hunting.

Contents

• THE ART OF HORSE-SHOEING A Manual for Farriers,4
• CONTENTS.6
• PREFACE.8
• CHAPTER I.10
• CHAPTER II. The Form and Action of the Foot.14
• The Hoof.14
• The Secreting Structures.21
• Growth of Hoof.24
• Dissection of the Foot.27
• The Foot as a whole.33
• CHAPTER III. Preparation of the Foot.38
• Faults to be avoided.50
• CHAPTER IV. The Form and Manufacture of Shoes.54
• CHAPTER V. Selection of Shoes.73
• CHAPTER VI. Fitting and Application of Shoes.76
• CHAPTER VII. Roughing.95
• CHAPTER VIII. Injuries from Shoeing.102
• "Cutting" or "Brushing."107
• Over-reaching.109
• Speedy-cut.110
• "Forging" or "Clacking."110
• CHAPTER IX. Shoeing Bad Feet.113
• CHAPTER X. Leather and Rubber Pads.122
• CHAPTER XI. Shoeing Competitions.128
• INDEX.132
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE146

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