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Location DB > Canada > Ontario > Milton > Waldie's Blacksmith > Historical > historic-05.jpg 5 / 8   historic-05.jpg Description Interior of blacksmith shop, looking from nr. side of stocks between the 2 arms. The 2 arms of the horse stocks are mounted parallel to each other spaced approx. 2'4" apart. The horse to be shoed was walked between the 2 arms and tied. The bridle was secured to the wall mounted hook, if the horse was packing the exterior. The mechanism which supported the hoof was adjustable in height for horses of different heights and was angled forward or back depending on which hoof was being done. The stocks were an uncommon feature of the blacksmith trade. No other examples of the Barcus safety horse stocks have been located to date in eastern or western Canada or even in the vicinity of Wabash, Indiana, U.S.A. where they were manufactured. This makes the stocks even more valuable as an artifact. Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Un-Subscribe this Picture Comments Posted by Gringo Loco 11/24/2008 1:49 AM | remove   Now a days aren't they able to shoe horses without them being tied up at all? Wouldn't they have been able to do the same back in the day? If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 421 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 740300007 pages have been generated.