The encyclopædia of the stable The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners encyclopdiaofs00shaw Year: 1909 SHOES The only safe course for him to pursue is to hold his coach- man or groom responsible for any experiments the shoeing smith may indulge in, and if neither he nor his servants understand the requirements of the case, he ought to obtain the advice of a veterinary surgeon and insist u
The encyclopædia of the stable The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners encyclopdiaofs00shaw Year: 1909 SHOES The only safe course for him to pursue is to hold his coach- man or groom responsible for any experiments the shoeing smith may indulge in, and if neither he nor his servants understand the requirements of the case, he ought to obtain the advice of a veterinary surgeon and insist upon having it carried out to the letter. Why it is that the Farriers' Company and other ruling bodies do not offer special induce- ments to capable shoeing smiths to come forward and, by passing a special test, receive diplomas of efficiency, it is impossible to imagine, as the farrier who won honours of this kind and could publish the fact would be a blessing to owners and earn a fortune for himself. No doubt any man can shoe a horse—somehow—after a little practice, but it requires a clever, brainy, conscientious man to be an artist, and to possess a knowledge of a horse's hoof Far too common, however, is the smith who earns his night's repose by something accomplished, something done, that will leave its effects upon a horse for many a long day to come, even if it has not ruined him altogether. (See Shoes.) Shoes.—Regarding the pattern of the shoes for horses a very great deal must depend upon the state of the hoofs
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