foot and shoeing

Question 1

Please name the features of the hunter shoe in front of you.

Answer 1

have a concave edge to prevent the back shoes from catching it. has grip less shoe on the horses foot more on the ground.

Question 2

Please show me where the coronet band/hoof wall/bulbs of heel/sole/white line/
bars/quarters, frog and cleft of frog are on this foot.

Answer 2

coronet band - top of horses hoof. hoof wall - wall of hoof. bulbs of heal back part of horses hoof. sole. middle part of hoof. white line - just outside of the horse shoe. bars- next to the frog. quarters - the part in between the toe and heal. frog - pointy part. cleft of frog- top par of frog.

Question 3

. How many bones are there in the foot?

Answer 3

there are three bones

Question 4

what are these bones called?

Answer 4

“pedal”) bone, the pastern bone, and the navicular bone

Question 5

Where is the short pastern bone positioned?

Answer 5

just above the hoof

Question 6

What is the name of the big tendon that attaches to the pedal bone?

Answer 6

The deep digital flexor tendon

Question 7

Where does the plantar cushion lie?

Answer 7

rubbery structure above the frog within the hoof.

Question 8

Can you tell me the names of the farrier’s tool we are looking at?

Answer 8

rasp ( nail file), buffer ( iron grey thing) pritchel ( pointy), toe knife ( looks like a butter knife), drawing knife or pear knife, hammer, hoof cutter, pincers ( shoe pullers), nail clencher, t square, plastic mullet, clench groove, nail pullers

Question 9

In what order are they probably used?

Answer 9

buffer and driving hammer, pincers, rasp and pear knife,