Why nail horseshoes, wild horses don't need them? Doesn't it hurt to be nailed to a horseshoe?

According to historical documents, as early as in ancient Rome, human beings had nailed horseshoes of domesticated horses, because we found many horseshoes in the ruins of ancient Rome in the first century BC.

Now horseshoe nails are rare, and generally only some racetracks and herders will come into contact with horseshoe nails.

With the development of history, we can't help thinking:

Why do people nail horseshoes to horses? Doesn't it hurt when the horseshoe is nailed? A long time ago, humans have domesticated large single-hoofed (odd-toed) herbivores, which can be used not only for riding horses, but also for carrying things, among which horses are the most typical examples.

In ancient times, horses, as one of the most important means of transportation, made great contributions to the development of human society in agriculture and war. We can deeply understand the great role of horses in life from this idiom.

The horseshoe was invented by Europeans in the Middle Ages and has been in use ever since. For those who don't know horseshoes, it must be considered cruel to nail horseshoes to horses. After all, nails are stuck in the soles of your feet, just like abusing horses.

Horseshoes are nailed to protect horses. We usually think that the soles of horseshoes are flat, but if we carefully observe their soles, we will find that the bottom of horseshoes is a "U" shape, and the part of this letter area is composed of the cuticle of horses, which will be hurt with the movement and load of horseshoes.

Horses were used as means of transportation in ancient times, but in modern times, raising horses has only two functions. The first is to take the place of transportation or play the role of entertainment, and the second is to carry them. These two purposes are to increase the load of the horse, and this load is borne by the horseshoe.

If the horse bears the weight for a long time, the bottom of the horseshoe will grind bleeding silk, or crack, and even affect the horse's walking and running. If the horseshoe of a horse is not treated or treated in time, it will also breed bacteria and inflammation. At this time, it is very important to nail horseshoes, which can delay the wear of horseshoes and protect horses well, thus prolonging the service life of horses.

Nailing horseshoes requires two important processes. One is polishing, specifically, the master who nails horseshoes needs to polish them smoothly in order to make horseshoes and horseshoes fit perfectly; The second is nailing, which is a technical job, because when nailing horseshoes, the nails should not only be nailed obliquely, but also not too deep. Moreover, after the nail is nailed into a horseshoe, the horseshoe-nailing master will knock off the exposed nail, and finally use a file to smooth both ends of the nail and the horseshoe.

In addition, the design of horseshoe is also very unique. Generally, there are three nail holes on one side and four nail holes on the other. So many nails are used to prevent horseshoes from falling off, because the consequences of horseshoe falling off are very serious.

It is said that at the Battle of Bosworth, Charles III was captured because his horse lost a nail and a horseshoe, which eventually led to the fall of the horse and Charles III and was captured alive.

Wild horses don't need horseshoes. First of all, the activity of wild horses is much greater than that of artificially raised horses, so the friction frequency between wild horses' hooves and the ground is much higher than that of our artificially raised horses, and they will wear the growing nails in the constant friction between the soles of their feet and the ground.

In this way, the growth rate and wear rate of wild horses' nails can maintain an almost balanced state, while the nails of horses under our manual intervention will only grow wildly, so wild horses don't need to nail their claws;

Secondly, because wild horses don't need to bear weight, their limbs only need to support their own bodies, while artificially raised horses bear extra weight, so the burden of artificially raised horses is heavier than that of wild horses, so horses that need to nail their claws are artificially raised, which can protect their hooves and increase their service life.

Nailing horseshoes is painless. In fact, the place where the horseshoe is nailed to the horse is the stratum corneum, and there is no nerve distribution. It can be considered as a horse's toenail. How can it hurt to cut toenails?

Therefore, horses will not feel pain when repairing and nailing horseshoes. In fact, it can be compared to girls like to do manicure, and horses like it, so it won't hurt, and it will be clean after it is repaired.

Don't underestimate horseshoe nails. It costs a lot, so not every horse can nail a horseshoe. In Ireland, a pedicure teacher has to study in a special school for four years, and after a rigorous examination, he can finally get a degree before he can take up his post with a certificate. It is reported that there are only about 20 graduates majoring in hoof trimmer every year.