It takes the average reader 18 hours and 10 minutes to read Principles of Farriery by Christopher Colles
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A respected equine vet and farrier have joined forces to produce this manual for trainee and working farriers. This fully updated new edition for 2022, starts with a brief history of farriery, then looks at the legalities of the job and how to control equines for trimming and shoeing. The authors describe the care and maintenance of the forge and farriery tools, as well as the anatomy and function of the horse, especially the lower limbs, the principles of foot balance, and the practice of shoeing. Shoe making, surgical shoes, lameness and shoeing are dealt with in detail, and the book is embellished with hundreds of specially taken photos, and explanatory line drawings.
Principles of Farriery by Christopher Colles is 1,090 pages long, and a total of 272,500 words.
This makes it 368% the length of the average book. It also has 333% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 24 hours and 49 minutes to read Principles of Farriery aloud.
Principles of Farriery is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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