Balancing and Shoeing Trotting and Prancing Horses

This is a comprehensive handbook for farriers, with a special focus on shoeing &quote;trotting&quote; and &quote;pacing&quote; horses. A timeless guide full of step-by-step instructions and handy tips, this volume will be of utility to modern equestrians and those with a practical interest in farriery. Contents include: &quote;Foals&quote;, &quote;Preparing the Foot&quote;, &quote;A Trotter Inclined to Single-foot Pace&quote;, &quote;Causes of Rough Colt&quote;, &quote;Shin-hitting in Front&quote;, &quote;To Prevent Winging-in&quote;, &quote;Shin-Hitting Behind&quote;, &quote;Knee and Arm Hitting&quote;, &quote;Shoeing a Knee-knocker&quote;, &quote;A Bad Hitter&quote;, &quote;A Hitting Pacer&quote;, &quote;Elbow Hitting&quote;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on maintaining and caring for horses. This book was first published in 1916.