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HOOF RASP [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

hoof rasp : 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

râpe à sabots : 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 2007-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
DEF

A coarse file used for smoothing and removing hoof material from hooves, etc., especially in horseshoeing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
OBS

Bien que les termes «râpe à onglons» et «râpe à sabot» soient interchangeables, il existe un distinction entre «onglon» et «sabot», le sabot étant le terme employé pour désigner l'onglon chez les équidés. (Le Larousse agricole. 1981, p. 792)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sanidad animal (Agricultura)
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Record 3 2004-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

A tool used to knock a clench down when removing a shoe.

OBS

Finally, the edge of the rasp is rubbed around the junction between the lower border of the horn and the (horse) shoe, so as to form a slight groove, which prevents the edge of the wall from splitting, and shoeing is complete.

OBS

One of its parts is the blade (to cut or raise clinches) and the other the point (to punch nails out of the hoof, etc.)

OBS

Although "hoof buffer" was not found in the documentation available, Chochrane Showhorse Ferrier in Richmond, Ont. stated that this was a file or rasp.

OBS

Clinch (clench): The part of a horseshoe nail visible on the outside of a shod horse’s hoof.

OBS

You will hear the term clinch buffer used for the clinch cutter and sometimes cutting them is called buffing the clinch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Après avoir broché les fers, le maréchal termine son travail par un coup de râpe égalisateur.

OBS

Une de ses extrémités est appelée dérivoir (pour couper ou relever la partie rivée des clous sur le sabot) et l'autre chasse-souche (qui peut servir, entre autres, pour chasser les clous du sabot).

PHR

Râpe pour maréchal-ferrant; râpe pour maréchalerie.

Spanish

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