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Nailing the shoes on

2009.05.31





The farrier nails the shoes on, by driving the nails into the hoof wall at the white line of the hoof. The nails are shaped in such a way that they bend outward as they are driven in, avoiding the sensitive inner part of the foot, so that they emerge on the sides of the hoof. When the nail has been completely driven, the farrier cuts off the sharp points and uses a clincher (a form of tongs made especially for this purpose) or a clinching block with hammer to bend the rest of the nail so it is almost flush with the hoof wall. This prevents the nail from getting caught on anything, but also helps to hold the nail (and therefore the shoe) in place.
10 Comments
twosome Great documentary shots! Beautiful horses, are they yours?
twosome · 2009-05-23: 03:12
r00tt well done, interesting set again.
r00tt · 2009-05-23: 05:07
Karibbean nice!!
Karibbean · 2009-05-23: 05:47
kormoran Changement de pneus au stand... Belle serie
kormoran · 2009-05-23: 09:37
joycephotography Great set.
joycephotography · 2009-05-23: 10:51
starsailor dur métier que celui de maréchale Ferrand. Bel hommage
starsailor · 2009-05-23: 11:14
finbarr interesting shots !!
finbarr · 2009-05-23: 15:16
onlyricky Interesting again :)
I'm ''learning'' :)
onlyricky · 2009-05-24: 06:45
elclic what a goergeous white horse ! better than the other ones
elclic · 2009-05-28: 23:38
somogyvari Great set!! Well done!!
somogyvari · 2009-05-31: 04:02
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