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HOOF PICK [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

hoof pick : an item in the "Animal Husbandry Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

cure-pied : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d’élevage d’animaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
CONT

The grooming kit, an essential part of every owner's equipment, will comprise : a hoof pick... ;a dandy brush... ;a body brush... ;a stable rubber or duster to remove, as a final touch, any traces of dust.

OBS

rubber: A piece or quantity as some soft material made into a pad or roll and used for rubbing and polishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

Pièce d'étoffe, touffe de crins, etc., pour épousseter le cheval.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
DEF

A hooked ... implement used for removing ... obstructions from between the sole of the hoof and the frog.

CONT

Pick out his feet with the hoof pick. Use the hoof pick from heel to toe, so you won’t accidentally dig it into the frog(the softer centre part of the hoof).

OBS

Some hoof picks have a hoof brush at one end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

[Instrument] utilisé pour nettoyer le dedans du pied (sole et fourchette) des chevaux.

OBS

[Instrument] avec un manche en métal, plastique ou bois, et au bout recourbé.

Spanish

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