您现在的位置: Language Tips> Easy English> Odd Question  
   
 





 
Why Do Horses Wear Shoes?
[ 2006-05-31 10:23 ]

Why Do Horses Wear Shoes?All animals with hooves in the wild are able to take care of their own feet. If the hoof becomes too long, herd animals, such as horses, know it's time to move on to new ground. As they travel to another area, they wear their hooves down on the abrasive earth. Once they have trimmed their hooves down, they stay in the new area until their hooves need another trim. Wild horses know when to move and when to rest, so that their feet stay in the "comfort zone".

If wild horses can take care of their own hooves, why do we need to put shoes on our riding horses? Horses, like people, need to wear shoes for one reason-protection. The ground is very abrasive and wears the hoof down if it is not protected. Once we take horses out of the wild, they are not able to take care of their own hooves by traveling from one place to another. We may ride our horses on different types of ground that wear down the hooves at different rates. The type of work that we ask our horses to do may wear down their hooves faster than they can grow back naturally.

It was not long after the horses were tamed and used to help humans do their work that ways to protect the hoof became important. Native Americans made moccasins out of hides and tied them around their horses' feet. If Native Americans had enough horses, they would rotate them, so that some horses would be ridden and some could rest and have their hooves grow longer. Today, farriers help protect horse's feet by choosing the right kind of shoe for the type of work required of the horse.

 

note:

 


abrasive: 有磨损力的

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tame: 驯养


moccasin: 北美印第安人穿的平底靴


farrier: 马蹄铁匠





 



(英语点津Annabel编辑)

中国日报网英语点津版权说明:凡注明来源为“中国日报网英语点津:XXX(署名)”的原创作品,除与中国日报网签署英语点津内容授权协议的网站外,其他任何网站或单位未经允许不得非法盗链、转载和使用,违者必究。如需使用,请与010-84883631联系;凡本网注明“来源:XXX(非英语点津)”的作品,均转载自其它媒体,目的在于传播更多信息,其他媒体如需转载,请与稿件来源方联系,如产生任何问题与本网无关;本网所发布的歌曲、电影片段,版权归原作者所有,仅供学习与研究,如果侵权,请提供版权证明,以便尽快删除。
相关文章 Related Story
 
 
 
本频道最新推荐
 
二战“胜利日之吻”将再现纽约
The Week August 13, 2010
The Blind Side《弱点》精讲之六
逛完商场像宿醉 mall hangover
森林“防火隔离带” firebreak
翻吧推荐
 
论坛热贴
 
原来国家的名字如此浪漫
Funny lines about getting married
关于工资的英语词汇大全
关于职业装的英语词汇
余光中《尺素寸心》(节选)译