title: [The history of horseshoing.].
abstract: The mankind has used the domesticated horse since the beginning constantly. The consequence was often lameness because of intensive wear of hoofsole. With different hoof-protective measures and devices mankind tried to deal this weakness. Finally the invention of the shoeing solved this problem. We probably owe this invention to a Scythian blacksmith from the 4th or 5th A.D. At the beginning horseshoeing was only sparingly used. Later improvements and innovations brought the breakthrough. Today every horse wears horseshoes.
authors.affiliation: Kerzers.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Imhof
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005684:Gait; D006724:Hoof and Claw; D012775:Shoes