Rational Horse-Shoeing

A practical manual advocating a method and a specially made shoe intended to protect and preserve the horse's natural hoof function. It critiques common shoeing practices that cause pain and disease, describes design features that permit cold fitting without a forge and reduce weight, and offers stepwise guidance for adapting and applying shoes to maintain frog pressure and healthy feet. The text stresses aligning care with natural healing processes, urges patience in observing gradual improvement, and cautions that long-neglected conditions cannot be instantly corrected, aiming to promote soundness and reduce harm from improper shoeing.