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If you go horse-riding, you may notice that
horses wear 'horseshoes' on their hooves. These
U-shaped shoes, ___1___
are made of hard metal, are very ___2___
to the horses. If horses do not have these shoes,
their hooves will ___3___
out quickly on hard ___4___
brittle roads. Hence, horses
___5___ on rough roads tend to become lame
often. ___6___
shoes, horses carrying heavy loads ___7___
become injured easily.
In ___8___
olden days, horses did not always wear shoes.
Instead, horse riders would carry the horseshoes ___9___
with them. These shoes would be worn ___10___
if the horses were trotting on a hard or bumpy ___11___
. They were usually fastened ___12___
the 'horses' feet with small ___13___
of wire. However, riders soon discovered that this ___14___
of having horses 'wear shoes' was difficult and
clumsy. Often, the shoes would come ___15___
.
In the ninth century, riders ___16___
of a way of preventing the shoes ___17___
coming off. The metallic horse shoes were heated up ___18___
a high temperature and then pressed ___19___
the horse's hooves. By nailing the shoes ___20___,
they were securely fastened onto the hooves.
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If you go horse-riding, you may notice that
horses wear 'horseshoes' on their hooves. These
U-shaped shoes, which
are made of hard metal, are very
important to the
horses. If horses do not have these shoes, their
hooves will wear
out quickly on hard and
brittle roads. Hence, horses
travelling on rough roads tend to
become lame often. Without
shoes, horses carrying heavy loads
also become
injured easily.
In the olden
days, horses did not always wear shoes. Instead,
horse riders would carry the horseshoes
along with them.
These shoes would be worn
only if the horses were trotting on a
hard or bumpy road.
They were usually fastened
on the 'horses' feet with small
pieces of wire.
However, riders soon discovered that this
way of having
horses 'wear shoes' was difficult and clumsy. Often,
the shoes would come off.
In the ninth century, riders
thought of a way
of preventing the shoes from
coming off. The metallic horse shoes were heated up
to a high
temperature and then pressed
against the horse's hooves. By nailing
the shoes down,
they were securely fastened onto the hooves.
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