The Principles of Farriery

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.

ISBN:	9781908809964
Publisher:	The Crowood Press
Imprint:	The Crowood Press
Published date:	15 Aug 2022
DEWEY:	682.1
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	320
Weight:	1188g
Height:	228mm
Width:	291mm
Spine width:	24mm

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