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CHAPTER XIII.

modern farriery in france. podometric shoeing. the ‘ferrure a froid’ and ‘ferrure a chaud.’ conflicting evidence. evils of cold-fitting. interesting experiments. conclusions. new inventions. sanfarouche. anti-slipping shoes. the ‘ferrure watrin.’ naudin and benjamin's methods. machine-made shoes in france. the ‘periplantaire’ or ‘charlier’ method of shoeing. its description. m. charlier's account. practice of shoeing. tools, and fabrication of the shoe. its application. discussions. modifications and results. shoeing in england. the latest novelty. the transatlantic ‘invention.’ its admirers and success. steel-faced shoes.


In France, where veterinary science has flourished, and has been productive of most beneficial results, many excellent works on farriery have appeared during the century. Chief among them may be mentioned those of Girard,[1] Gohier,[2] Jauze,[3] Bouley,[4] Rey,[5] Merche,[6] Meg-

  1. Traité du Pied. Paris, 1813.
  2. Tableau Synoptique. Lyons, 1820.
  3. Cours de Maréchalerie Vétérinaire. Paris, 1827.
  4. Traité de l'Organisation du Pied du Cheval. Paris, 1851. Also the article 'Ferrure,' in the Nouveau Dictionnaire Pratique, etc., Veterinaires. Paris, 1858.
  5. Traité de Maréchalerie Vétérinaire. Lyons, 1852.
  6. Memoire sur les Principaux Systèmes de Ferrure. Paris, 1862.