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Book List

Essential Reading

for Candidates preparing for the Higher Examinations

Hickman’s Farriery (2nd Edition)
John Hickman and Martin Humphrey Publisher: J.A. Allen & Co Ltd (The Horseman’s Bookshop)
Colour Atlas of the Horse’s Foot
Christopher C. Pollitt Publisher: Mosby-Wolfe
Horseshoeing and the Horse’s Foot
A handbook of horse shoeing with introductory chapters on the anatomy and phyiology Of the horse’s foot. J.N.O.A.W. Dollar MRCVS with the collaboration of Albert Wheatley FRCVS Publisher: David Douglas
Horse Anatomy
Peter Goody BSc Publisher: J.A. Allen & Co Ltd (The Horseman’s Bookshop)
The Principles of Horseshoeing II
Dr Doug Butler Publisher: Doug Butler, 1611 E, Shore Drive, Ithaca, New York 14850
Shoeing for Performance in the Sound and Lame Horse
Hayden Price and Rod Fisher Publisher: The Crowood Press
Fleming’s Practical Horsesheing (out of print)
Revised and edited by J. Macqueen FRCVS Publisher: Baillere, Tindall & Cox, 7 & 8 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8QE
The Principles & Practice of Horseshoeing
Charles M. Holmes FWCF Publisher: The Farriers Journal Publishing Co Ltd 764, Leeds Road, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield WF3 3HJ

Desirable Reading

for Candidates preparing for the Higher Examinations.

The Horse’s Structure and Movement
R.H. Smythe MRCVS Publisher: J.A. Allen & Co Ltd (The Horseman’s Bookshop)
Huntings Art of Horse Shoeing
A.B. Mattinson Publisher: Baillere, Tindall & Cox, 7 & 8 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8QE
Practical Farriery
C. Richardson FWCF Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, Pitman House, Parker Street, London WC2B 5QB
The Lame Horse, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Dr James R. Rooney Publisher; Wilshire Book Company, 12015 Sherman Road, No, Hollywood, California 91605
Lameness in Horses
O.R. Adams Publisher: Lea & Febiger. Distributed by Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 7 & 8 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8QE
Horse Shoeing
A. Lungwitz & J.W. Adams Publisher: Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon.
Horse Shoeing Theory and Hoof Care
Emery, Miller and Van Hoosen Publisher: Lea & Febiger. Distributed by Baillere, Tindall & Cox, 7 & 8 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8QE
The Natural History of the Horse
John Clabby Publisher; Weidenfeld & Nicholson 11, St John’s Hill, London SW11 1AX
The Art & Science of Horse Shoeing
R. Gordon Greely Publisher: Baillere, Tindall & Cox, 7 & 8 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8QE
Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners
Captain M. Horace Hayes FRCVS Publisher: Stanley Paul (hard & soft cover) 3, Fitzroy Square, London W1
A Practical Guide to Horse Shoeing
Technical Manual No 2. 220 War Dept USA Publisher: Wilshire Book Co., 12015 Sherman Road, No, Hollywood, California 91605
Farriery – Foal to Racehorse
Simon Curtis FWCF Publisher: R&W Publications (Newmarket) Ltd. 5 Kings Court, Willie Snaith Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7SG (ISBN 1 899772 04 9)
No Foot, No Horse
Gail Williams BA(Hons) PhD & Martin Deacon FWCF Publisher: Kenilworth Press Ltd. Addington, Buckingham, MK18 2JR
Corrective Farriery – A Textbook of Remedial Horseshoeing (Volume1)
Edited by Simon Curtis FWCF HonAssocRCVS Publisher: R&W Publications (Newmarket) Ltd. 5 Kings Court, Willie Snaith Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7SG (ISBN 1 899772 10 3)