Magner's ABC Guide to Sensible Horseshoeing: A Simple and Practical Treatise on the Art of Shoeing Horses, Including Chapters on, Methods of Making a ... be Shod, How to Tell the Age of a Horse Etc.

"Magner's ABC Guide to Sensible Horseshoeing" is a simple and practical guide on the art of shoeing horses, with chapters on methods of making a horse stand to be shod, how to tell the age of a horse, etc. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this handbook will be of utility to modern horse owners and collectors of vintage equestrian literature. Contents include: "Palliative Treatment", "Bad to Shoe", "Confirmed in the Habit", "Mastering Viscous Horses", "Treatment for Very Vicious Cases", "Leaning Over", "Shoeing-Preliminary Explanations", "Rolling Motion Shoe", "Quarter-Crack", "Weak Heels", "Interfering", "Shoe-Founding Horses", "Special Causes of Injury", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on maintaining and caring for horses.