About Me
About This Book
For Apprentices and Master Farriers
The Small Formula for Becoming a Successful Farrier

The Hoof
Parts of the Hoof
Bones and Joints
Tendons
Lateral Cartilages
Ligaments / A Few Vital Functions
Blood Supply in the Hoof
The Nervous System
Horn Formation
Limbs and Toe Conformation
Toe Axis
The Hoof Mechanism
Hoof Shapes
X-, Y-, Z-Axis
Supporting Nature / Hoof Care
Hoof Care After Shoeing and Barefoot Trimming

The Farrier
History of Horseshoeing
Why Must a Horse Be Shod
Disadvantages of Shoeing
Do Handmade Horseshoes Make Sense
Cold or Hot Shoeing
Working with Colleagues
Forging / Anvil
Forging Hammer
Shoeing Area
Shoeing Truck
Clothing
Facebook / Advertising
Responsibility / Improving Reputation
What Does the Client Expect
What Do We Expect
Prices
Cost Calculation
1 + 1 = 2 and 4 – 2 = 3
Golden Nuggets
Drawing
Fitness
Injury Break
Creativity from Frustration
Safety Regulations
It Is Passion
Sayings and Expressions
How Do I Become a Better Farrier
We Are Criticized by Unqualified People
Competition / Examination / Working Before a Professional Audience
Evaluation System
Rhetoric

The Horseshoe
Parts of the Horseshoe / Nail
Length and Width of Horseshoes / Nail Holes
Fullering / Clips
Traction Devices

The Horse
Lifting and Holding the Limbs
What to Do if the Horse Is Not Cooperative
Communication with the Horse
Teaching Hot Shoeing
Lameness Examination
Inflammations
Hoof Bandage
A Horse May Also Be Lame Occasionally

The Exact Shoeing Process
Presentation Before and After Shoeing
Vision
Removing the Horseshoes
Precise Hoof Trimming
Selection of Horseshoes
Hoof Mapping
On Shaping
Shaping the Horseshoes
Hot Shaping
Grinding
Nailing On
Clinching
Finish
Barefoot Trimming
Foal Correction
Donkey Trimming
Three-Pillar Theory
How Aggressively to Trim? Level 0?
Types of Correction
Do Not Over-Correct Horses
Hoof Balance
Deformations of the Hoof
Correction and Shaping According to the Coffin Bone
Considerations on the Correction of Sole and Bars
Considerations on the Correction of the Toe
Cold Shaping
Breakover / Considerations on Rockering
Heel Direction
Aluminum Horseshoes
Shoeing According to Use
Does a Shoe Have to Look Good?
Only a Small Difference
Efficiency
Work Planning
Developing a Plan for Hoof Problems

Forging Horseshoes
Front Shoes
Drawing Clips
Hind Shoes
Modifying Factory Shoes

Tool Maintenance
Hardening

Plastics in Horseshoeing
Pads
Packing / Synthetic Horn
Glue-On Shoes / Nailed Plastic Shoes
Austrian Disease
Hoof Boots / Disadvantages and Considerations on Plastics

Hoof Diseases and Irregularities
Wide-Base / Narrow-Base Hoof
Flat Hoof
Full Hoof
Ossification of the Lateral Cartilages
Messler Grooves / Grooves in the Hoof Wall
Contracted Hoof
Osteoarthritis
Acute Laminitis
Chronic Laminitis
Navicular Disease
Club Foot
Upright Hoof / Stilted Foot
Relief of the Flexor Tendons and Suspensory Ligament
Thrush
Canker
Coronary Band Inflammation
Bruised Sole
Nail Prick
Horn Column
Horn Ridge
Hoof Joint Inflammation
Coffin Bone Fracture
Bone Spavin
Quittor
Loss of Shoes
Displaced Heels
Underrun Heels
Crooked Hoof
Irregular Gaits – Forging, Brushing, Interfering, Twisting
Hoof Crack
Puncture Wound
Hoof Abscess
Splint
Rings in the Hoof Wall
Negative Coffin Bone Angle
Relief of the Collateral Ligaments of the Hoof Joint
Steep Hoof / Flat Hoof
Loose Wall
Hollow Wall
Horn Cracks
Abnormalities

Werkman Black

Therapeutic Shoes
Latin Terms
The 11th Commandment
Humor – Burli Is Lame
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish