The academy of armory, or, A storehouse of armory and blazon containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in coats of arms, both foreign and domestick : with the instruments used in all trades and sciences, together with their their terms of art : also the etymologies, definitions, and historical observations on the same, explicated and explained according to our modern language : very usefel [sic] for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences
Holme, Randle, 1627-1699.

Terms used by the Farrier as to Horse-Shooing.

  • Pare the Hoofe.
  • Unperfect Hoofe.
  • Broad Hoofe and Brittle Hoofe, or having a Raggedness on the out sides.
  • Long Hoofe.
  • Crooked Hoofe.
  • amise, or Flat Hoofe.
  • Hollow and over Hollow Hoofe.
  • Hoofe Worne.
  • Seat the Shooe, fit it to the Foot.
  • The Seat of the Shooe, that part of the Hoof where the Shooe is set on the Hoofe.
  • Well seated Shooe, is well placed on the Hoof.