Shoeing a horse is very hard work, requiring certain knowledge, strength and skills from the farrier. Not every farmer will be able to shoe a horse correctly. Here you need to take into account the structure of the horse's hoof, the features of the road surface at different times of the year, and many other factors. Mastering the forging technique is a laborious process, but necessary in equestrian farming.
It is necessary
- - nails;
- - a hammer;
- - horseshoe;
- - sharp-toothed pliers;
- - rasp.
Instructions
Step 1
The hoof consists of the wall of the horn, the sole, the frog (elastic horn formation), the hoof border (the layer of the epidermis that connects the hoof and the skin). On the surface of the sole there is a white line indicating the connection of the sensitive parts to the wall of the hoof. The white line helps to identify where the nails are driven into the hoof wall without injuring sensitive areas.
Step 2
A young or very angry horse, which does not allow itself to be shod, should for the first days only tap on the soles of each hoof, lifting one leg after the other. Next, shoe the first pair of legs, and the next day - the second pair. The shoeing process includes the following activities: examining the hooves, removing old horseshoes, then it is necessary to clean the soles of the hooves, take measurements from them, then adjust and attach the horseshoes to the hoof.
Step 3
The horseshoe should fit snugly against the hoof, no gaps between them are allowed. The shoe should be fitted over the hoof, not backwards, with the nail holes positioned against the white line. Nails are driven along the insensitive white line. Do not allow third-party bodies to fall behind the white line to the center of the sole of the hoof, this can lead to injury.
Step 4
The protruding heads from the nails should be bitten off with sharp-toothed tongs, and then they are washed down with a rasp. It is not necessary to saw off the outside of the hoof as this will wear off the protective layer. The horseshoe in the front hook and side wall can protrude to the outside by 0.5mm and no more than 5mm from the side of the heel wall.
Step 5
Taking into account the use of horses and the season, they are shod on various horseshoes (summer, winter, sports, orthopedic). Riding horses, depending on the terrain, can be shod on their front legs in summer on light horseshoes with or without thorns. Draft horses, mainly in the summer on two front legs, are shod with a horseshoe with three spikes, and in winter they are set on four hooves. The horse is reforged as it wears out, about once a month. It is also necessary to give horses "rest" from horseshoes once a year for two months.
