spatter schreef:Het is trouwens niet de bedoeling dat een heet ijzer maar in de hoef geduwd wordt om het passend te krijgen.
Niet goed voor de hoef, zo'n heet ijzer inbranden.
Natuurlijk houdt de smid het ijzer even tegen de hoef om te zien of het past, vijlt bij en past omnieuw maar inbranden zodat de boel blauw ziet is niet de bedoeling.
Dat bedoel ik ook niet, even gegoogled voor een goede uitleg (legt het beter uit dan ik het kan):
Citaat:
" Do you do hot shoeing?" This is the most common question asked this farrier. And the answer is always "Yes, it is the only way that I shoe horses." Little do they know that the reason I only do hot shoeing is because I am lazy. A hot shoe is a lot easier to shape. I personally do not like to spend a lot of time beating the daylights out of a cold piece of steel. There is no future in it - ask any blacksmith. The advantage is that if the shoe is easier to shape, it is more likely the farrier will shape the shoe to the foot. Remember, shaping the foot to the shoe is done by someone other than a person who has the best interest of your horse in mind. At times I will shape a portion of the foot to the shoe such as removing the flare from the quarters, but this is only because I know from experience where that hoof wall should end up.
Another advantage to hot shoeing is the fit between the ground surface of the hoof and the shoe. When the shoe is still at a black heat and the shaping and leveling of the shoe is complete, then it is placed against the ground surface of the hoof so as to cause a slight discoloration of the hoof material. This tells the farrier if the foot is flat or if there are high spots that need to be filed a bit more. These high spots show up as brown areas, from the heat of the shoe scorching the hoof wall at the ground surface. When these high spots are removed, the shoe should have an excellent fit to the hoof.
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