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HORSE SHOEING [2 records]

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Record 1 2005-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Forging
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Key term(s)
  • horse-shoeing
  • horse shoeing
  • horseshoeing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forgeage
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 2 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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