Gregory's textbook of farriery
By: by Chris Gregory
Publisher: Heartland Horseshoeing School
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lamar, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 696
ISBN-13: 9780983314011; 9780983314004
Subjects: Horses; Anatomy; Animal Lameness; Horseshoeing; Prevention & control; Anatomy & histology; Hoof and Claw
Description: "... an incomparable step-by-step handbook on the farrier's craft ..."--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the craft; title: Safety and longevity; title: Unwritten rules and ethics; title: Farrier tools; title: Your farrier shop; title: Your mobile shop; title: Anatomy introduction; title: The foot; title: Bones and joints; title: Ligaments and tendons; title: Vascular, nerve, and lymphatic basics of the equine leg; title: Biomechanics; title: Dissection; title: Conformation; title: Corrective shoeing theory; title: Gaits; title: Gait faults; title: Horsemanship; title: Equine psychology; title: Good shoeing; title: Trimming considerations; title: Trimming a hoof; title: Mediolateral balance; title: Normal shoeing on normal feet; title: Measuring feet for handmades; title: Shoe selection; title: Shoe modifications; title: Clip fitting; title: Hot fitting; title: Nailing; title: Clinching 101; title: Modern farriery; title: Bad shoeing; title: Common sense in the shoeing vs. barefoot debate; title: Myths of farriery; title: Intro to forging; title: Forging basics; title: Exercises in the forge; title: Tong making; title: The basic hind; title: The basic front; title: Using concave to make shoes; title: Lameness; title: Causes of lameness; title: Pathologies of the horse's foot; title: Pathologies of the horse's limb; title: Farrier's arsenal; title: Straight bar shoe; title: Egg bar shoe; title: Heart bar, w-shoe and g-bar; title: Patten bar; title: Z-bar; title: Aluminum fundamentals for farriers; title: Hospital plate; title: Extensions; title: Treating lame and abnormal feet; title: General thoughts on farriery and standards; title: Starting your business; title: Farrier economics; title: Business plan; title: Tips on teaching; title: Practical test strategies; title: Test questions; title: Judging