Shoeing for Performance

In the sound and lame horse.

Price & Fisher 

Would you consider it possible to extend your horse's useful working life by five years? The answer could be yes, if you pay meticulous attention to that part of your animal which you may have taken for granted - its feet!

Now revised in paperback, Shoeing for Performance lays down the principles of good farriery and explains how they should be applied in both the sound and the lame horse. A practical and authoritative handbook for all horse owners

Anatomy and physiology of the limbs, including a detailed study of the hoof

Shoeing the normal and abnormal foot

Specialised shoeing for sports

Diagnosis and treatment of lameness

Future trends

...an invaluable reference book since it does address both the cause and the treatment of lameness.

... a useful addition to the library of any horse owner with a serious interest in understanding the physical workings of his horse.

Dressage & CT

The expertise of the authors, one a veterinarian and the other a farrier, is apparent. Northeast Equine Journal

Paperback, very good condition