Hoof buck
A hoof trestle or horse shoeing trestle is an auxiliary tool for hoof care of horses, on which hooves can be supported when stopped.
function
The hoof buck is used to put down the hoof during hoof care and shoeing work, so that the entire weight of the horse's leg no longer has to be held when stopping. The use of a hoof trestle relieves the hoof trimmer's back, who has to stand in a stooped position for a long time during work. The hoof of a leg pulled forward with the sole of the hoof is placed on a rounded attachment on the hoof trestle. In this position the hoof walls can be rasped and the nails of an already opened iron can be riveted. An angled leg is placed in the area of the pastern or the front hoof wall on an attachment with a wider, quarter-circle-shaped support surface. The hoof sole faces the hoof trimmer and can be worked on by him. This position is used for cutting out the hooves, as well as adjusting and nailing horseshoes.
construction
Hoof rests made of metal tube consist of a tripod construction with a vertical central tube. In another type of construction, the hoof buck has a round base plate that serves as a stand and on which a socket is built into which a vertical central tube is inserted. These hoof rests are made of plastic or cast iron. At the upper end of the central tube there is a rounded or a trough-shaped attachment for storing the hoof. In the case of more complex models, the central tube is height-adjustable so that the hoof buck can be adapted to the size of the horse being treated.
For the safety of both the practitioner and the horse, it is important that the hoof buck has a wide standing surface so that it has a firm footing and offers a secure hold for the attached leg. Especially with hoof rests made of metal tubing, there is a risk that the horse's leg can get caught in the construction.
Individual evidence
- ↑ B. Rau: The fittings forge. In: B. Rau, L.-F. Litzke: The hoof: textbook on horseshoeing. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2012, p. 12
- ↑ M. Scherer: Execution of the shoeing in healthy hooves. In: B. Rau, L.-F. Litzke: The hoof: textbook on horseshoeing. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2012, p. 179ff
- ↑ K. Preiß, R. Weber: Safety and health protection in shoeing work. Association of the metal trade associations (publisher), Carl Heymanns Verlag, Cologne 2009, p. 9