Textbook Theory Face-Off: One farrier's view on trimming theories

摘要

At some point in the lost years before recorded history, a horseman — perhaps using a shaped rock or a primitive knife — picked up his horse's hoof and trimmed a little bit off of it. You can bet that someone else was watching and immediately told him he'd done it wrong. Ever since, horsemen and farriers have been debating theories of trimming and shoeing. Today's farriers deal not only with theories that were developed through earlier centuries, but also with new ideas that propel the discussion even further.