MARC Record from Library of Congress

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008 111208s2011 moua b 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aSF907$b.G744 2011
082 00 $a636.1/0897585$223
100 1 $aGregory, Chris,$cFWCF.
245 10 $aGregory's textbook of farriery /$cby Chris Gregory.
260 $aLamar, Mo. :$bHeartland Horseshoeing School,$c2011.
300 $aviii, 696 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c27 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWelcome 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
520 $a"... an incomparable step-by-step handbook on the farrier's craft ..."--Cover.
650 0 $aHorseshoeing.
650 0 $aHorses$xAnatomy.
650 2 $aHorses$xanatomy & histology.
650 2 $aHoof and Claw.
650 2 $aLameness, Animal$xprevention & control.