goat shoes
goat "Buck" goats were used by many of the men of Heart's content to pull slides or "catamarans" of firewood along the wood paths and over the frozen ponds during the winter. There was one handicap [reverse] and that was the goats had difficulty in standing on ice because of...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30243 |
| Summary: | goat "Buck" goats were used by many of the men of Heart's content to pull slides or "catamarans" of firewood along the wood paths and over the frozen ponds during the winter. There was one handicap [reverse] and that was the goats had difficulty in standing on ice because of their cloven hoofs. Horses had iron shoes, so somebody devised a way of keeping the goats from slipping. Obviously they couldn't be shod, so two pairs of woolen stockings were knit for the goat's legs. At the foot of the stocking a piece of leather or wood studded with shoe tacks was placed. The stockings were pulled up on the goats legs and the "tacks" gave the necessary footing. for the goat. DNE-cit (over) JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used This is the second side of a two-sided card; the other side is G_14039. This card contains a diagram of a goat shoe. |
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