The Cavalry Horseshoer's Technical Manual (War Department Technical Manual, Tm 2-220.)
Publisher: Lessiter Pubns
Published: October 31, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780944079324
Subjects: Sports & Recreation; Reference; Handbooks, manuals, etc; United States.; Sports; United States; Army.; Hoofs; Horses; Horses - Care; Technical manuals; Pets / Horses / Care; Army; Cavalry; Horseshoeing
First sentence: 1. General.-a. The power of the horse's foot to resist wear and injury depends upon the elasticity of the horn structures, proper functioning of the sensitive and nonsensitive structures, and distribution of the weight of the animal in accordance with the ability of the various parts of the foot to carry the load.