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Gregory's textbook of farriery / by Chris Gregory.
Veterinary: du Pont Library (New Bolton) SF907 .G744 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gregory, Chris, FWCF
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horseshoeing.
- Horses--Anatomy.
- Horses.
- Horses--anatomy & histology.
- Hoof and Claw.
- Lameness, Animal--prevention & control.
- Medical Subjects:
- Horses--anatomy & histology.
- Hoof and Claw.
- Lameness, Animal--prevention & control.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 696 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lamar, Mo. : Heartland Horseshoeing School, 2011.
- Summary:
- "... an incomparable step-by-step handbook on the farrier's craft ..."--Cover.
- Contents:
- Welcome to the craft
- Safety and longevity
- Unwritten rules and ethics
- Farrier tools
- Your farrier shop
- Your mobile shop
- Anatomy introduction
- The foot
- Bones and joints
- Ligaments and tendons
- Vascular, nerve, and lymphatic basics of the equine leg
- Biomechanics
- Dissection
- Conformation
- Corrective shoeing theory
- Gaits
- Gait faults
- Horsemanship
- Equine psychology
- Good shoeing
- Trimming considerations
- Trimming a hoof
- Mediolateral balance
- Normal shoeing on normal feet
- Measuring feet for handmades
- Shoe selection
- Shoe modifications
- Clip fitting
- Hot fitting
- Nailing
- Clinching 101
- Modern farriery
- Bad shoeing
- Common sense in the shoeing vs. barefoot debate
- Myths of farriery
- Intro to forging
- Forging basics
- Exercises in the forge
- Tong making
- The basic hind
- The basic front
- Using concave to make shoes
- Lameness
- Causes of lameness
- Pathologies of the horse's foot
- Pathologies of the horse's limb
- Farrier's arsenal
- Straight bar shoe
- Egg bar shoe
- Heart bar, w-shoe and g-bar
- Patten bar
- Z-bar
- Aluminum fundamentals for farriers
- Hospital plate
- Extensions
- Treating lame and abnormal feet
- General thoughts on farriery and standards
- Starting your business
- Farrier economics
- Business plan
- Tips on teaching
- Practical test strategies
- Test questions
- Judging
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780983314011
- 0983314012
- 9780983314004
- 0983314004
- OCLC:
- 733555317
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