Description
| Product ID: | 9781908809964 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Principles of Farriery |
| Authors: | Author: Christopher Colles, Ron Ware, John Hayes |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Traditional trades, crafts and skills, Traditional trades & skills, Animal husbandry, Horses and ponies: general interest, Animal husbandry, Horses & ponies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A respected equine vet and farrier have joined forces to produce this manual for trainee and working farriers. This fully updated new edition for 2022, starts with a brief history of farriery, then looks at the legalities of the job and how to control equines for trimming and shoeing. The authors describe the care and maintenance of the forge and farriery tools, as well as the anatomy and function of the horse, especially the lower limbs, the principles of foot balance, and the practice of shoeing. Shoe making, surgical shoes, lameness and shoeing are dealt with in detail, and the book is embellished with hundreds of specially taken photos, and explanatory line drawings. A respected equine vet and farrier have joined forces to produce this manual for trainee and working farriers. This fully updated new edition for 2022, starts with a brief history of farriery, then looks at the legalities of the job and how to control equines for trimming and shoeing. The authors describe the care and maintenance of the forge and farriery tools, as well as the anatomy and function of the horse, especially the lower limbs, the principles of foot balance, and the practice of shoeing. Shoe making, surgical shoes, lameness and shoeing are dealt with in detail, and the book is embellished with hundreds of specially taken photos, and explanatory line drawings. |
| Imprint Name: | J.A.Allen & Co Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-08-15 |
