I know that it has something to do with the hooves, but what about them? I am writing a "book", more like "essay" about horses to study on and so far i have everything on feeding, care, vet care, money situations (i am now up to 109 dollars!), and hoof care, cept for shodding...what is it?
2006-12-31 13:02:43 · 15 answers · asked by Christina. 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I figured out what my horse cost me once....to take care of my horse with NO problems is $4,000 a year with all routine costs included. Considering I got her for free (I did all the training and she ended up a 1 woman horse), that is quite expensive. Costs me the same to take care of her and for tuition a year....sigh. You definately are in the poor house with horses.
As for the shoes....
I do not have shoes on my horse (therefore she is not shod). She is barefoot.
Depending on the type of shoe, it is usually (by me anyways) about $120 to do the front feet and $120 more to do the back- and these are just basic shoes.
2006-12-31 13:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by D 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Shod Definition
2016-11-05 11:17:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define Shod
2016-12-17 13:55:18 · answer #3 · answered by embrey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think the correct term would be "shoe a horse". Shod is past tense, "the horse was shod". It means to put horseshoes on the horse's hooves. Horse shoes are U shaped bars of steel with holes along their length. The farrier (horseshoer) heats the shoe to soften it and bends it to match the shape of the hoof. He also files the bottom of the hoof to make it level. He may even press the heated shoe to the bottom of the hoof to melt it in a bit. Then he attaches the shoe with nails driven through the holes in the shoes into bottom of the hoof. The nails are driven to come out the sides of the hoof so they can be bent over. This helps hold them in. None of this is painful to the horse any more than cutting and filing your nails is painful to you. However many horses object to having their feet and legs handled and a farrier has to be careful not to get kicked. A horse has to have its shoes changed regularly as the hoof grows continuously. Even if the shoes didn't come off (which they do from time to time) the hooves have to be filed down to replace the normal wear that would take place if the horse wasn't shod.
2006-12-31 13:19:17 · answer #4 · answered by rethinker 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is just another way of saying the horse needs shoes.
In a sentence: My horse was shod yesterday (pass tense)
I need to shoe my horse today (present tense)
The shoes are iron and are usually rather thin and just wrap around the bottom inside edge of the hoof and are nailed in place.
The nails do not go into the skin of the hoof but into the outer rim of the hoof and doesn't harm the horse ***at least not when done by a competent farrier****
It makes it easier for the horse to walk over gravel or rocks.
Like when we go bare foot and then put on shoes, it is to protect their feet. Some horses are more tender footed than others.
The shoes will need to be removed and the hoof trimmed about every 8 weeks (like trimming our finger nails)
2006-12-31 13:13:55 · answer #5 · answered by Chihuahua Magic 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
To shod a horse is for a horses hoof to be trimmed down and fitted with iron shoes by a blacksmith. Some horses need it more than others, and some terrain demands it more than other.
2006-12-31 13:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by greydrakkon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shod is the past tense word for a horse that has had metal shoes put on its feet. Good luck!
2007-01-02 16:55:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to get a horse shod means to put shoes on it weather it is hot shod (when the horse shoes are hot when they go on the hovers) or normal (when they are cold) most farriers cold shoe now a days but It also depends on what bread and what the horse is used for.
2006-12-31 14:30:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a horse gets shod...it gets shoes put on it's hooves. This is done by a farrier (blacksmith). Instead of saying, "my horse got shoed."....you would say..."my horse got shod."
2006-12-31 13:17:54 · answer #9 · answered by Dixie Dingo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A horse that has been shod is one that has shoes--
2006-12-31 13:06:04 · answer #10 · answered by skizzle-d-wizzle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋