Deer shoeing
Under Rehebeschlag refers to the various forms of the horseshoe that when laminitis are applied.
Bridge bars
Deer fitting according to Bolz
The iron is equipped with thickened thighs and the toe is allowed to float about 2 mm above the iron. The first nail hole remains unused, if necessary the farrier can extend the nail fold to the rear with the hammers and punch further nail holes warm. In contrast to the other rule, only to nail in front of and not further than the furthest point, in the event of a shoeing (after the acute deer attack is over), nailing can also be done in the area of the heel wall of the hoof, because the hoof mechanism should be temporarily reduced here as far as possible or even be shut down. Since deer horses usually show clear heel feet because of the painful toes, the last 5–10 mm at the end of the leg of the iron can be bent upwards as a "heel back" in order to temporarily protect the heel corner and make it easier for the horse to walk. In the front part of the iron under the tip of the coffin bone - about 10 mm behind the tip of the frog - a cross bar is to be welded. The main task of this bar is to support the coffin bone from below and to prevent rotation or sinking of the bone in the hoof. For this purpose - according to Bolz - the space above the bar and under the hoof sole / the frog is filled with warmly applied hoof leather putty before the iron is nailed on. The pressure that is exerted on the tip of the coffin bone when the coffin bone is clearly rotated can prove to be disadvantageous. Instead of the horseshoe putty, the deer shoe could also be modified with a plastic plate and silicone pad. - The fitting according to Pflug is very similar to this.
Deer fitting after Fritz Rödder
The costumes are shortened considerably. The new irons are forged with wide leg ends, tapering to a height of 1 mm. Instead of a toe cap, side caps are used. A transverse web is welded in such a way that the imaginary extension of the coffin bone tip would protrude 5 mm in front of it. Nail holes are drilled from the furthest point to the rear. The nailing is done at the back, because the hoof mechanism is no longer functional due to the disruption of the suspension apparatus. The hoof is only supported by the crossbar.
Deer shoeing according to Stark
Stark tries to provide support in a wide iron that is precisely adapted to the entire surface of the sole, exposing the toe. To do this, he uses a wide punch that covers the entire lower surface of the sole. A V-cut is made for the beam. The iron is similar to the "old German iron", six to seven millimeters thick, the nail holes are far back. Toe and side lifts are missing, the ends of the legs are bent up like sled runners. If the sole breaks, the iron has a window at the point of the break.
Heart iron
Burney Chapman of Lubbock , Texas , introduced the heart-shaped iron to treat deer. It was originally developed in the 19th century to protect the costume for carriage horses running on cobblestones. Hooves shod with this iron require special care, as thrush can easily occur under the bridge.
Egg irons (oval irons)
They are mostly used in deer horses with additional podotrochlosis (hoof roll inflammation), and equipped with a weldable heel wedge or a plastic insert wedge to counteract the pull of the deep flexor tendon during the regeneration phase of the hanging apparatus . Leather or plastic soles are also used (not for horses with a risk of sole breakthrough). The cavity between the sole and the sole plate is lined. This fitting is often used.
Open toe iron
With this method, an iron without lifts (toe and side caps) is placed upside down on the hoof and nailed in the heel area. A support plate is partially welded in and additionally padded. The toe floats because the iron is open at this point.