Measured in hands at the high point of the withers; one hand equals 4 inches.... ↪ Read more

A projection forged from or welded onto the ground side of the heel of a horseshoe. Heel calks provide braking traction as the hoof lands, but no grip at breakover.... ↪ Read more

U.S. brand of forged anvils from 1893 through 1927.... ↪ Read more

A square hole on the face of the anvil into which are inserted various tools known as Hardies.... ↪ Read more

A cut or shaping tools, fitting into a square hole (the Hardie Hole) on the face of the anvil.... ↪ Read more

A unit of measure equal to 4 inches, used to measure the height of a horse at the highest point of the withers. The number of whole hands is properly followed by a hyphen, then the remaining height in inches. Thus a horse who measures 5 feet and two inches at the withers would be designated... ↪ Read more

50 pounds of shoes. From the days when horseshoes were sold in small wooden kegs that contained 100 pounds of shoes.... ↪ Read more

A farrier organization which issues professional credentials and which requires all members to meet the Registered Journeyman Farrier (RJF) standard, which is based on the knowledge, experience and skills needed to practice farriery on a professional level.... ↪ Read more

See: Hoof rings.... ↪ Read more

See: Epiphyseal plates.... ↪ Read more

Cutting or burning a horizontal groove across the fibers of the hoof horn to alter the way in which stresses are transferred up the wall. This may be done when treating founder, flares, basal cracks, and other hoof maladies.... ↪ Read more

See: Abcess... ↪ Read more