Principles and Practice of Horse-Shoeing - A Text Book on Horse-Shoeing e-bog

This is a vintage handbook on farriery (horse shoeing), with detailed information on a range of subjects including creating horse shoes, the anatomy of the horses foot, problems and ailments, treatments, techniques of shoeing, preventative measures, and much more. Although old, it contains a wealth of timeless information and will be of interest to modern equestrians and farriers, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage equestrian literature. Contents include: "e;Horses - Care and Maintenance"e;, "e;Blacksmithing"e;, "e;Preface"e;, "e;The Essentials of Good Craftsman"e;, "e;Part - Anatomy"e;, "e;Part II - Practical Work"e;, "e;Part III - Pathological Shoeing"e;, and "e;Appendix"e;. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on maintaining and caring for horses.