| 摘要 |
A system for fitting and removing studs from the shoes of a horse or the like. The system comprises horseshoe studs 308 and a driver 304 for rotating the studs to fit them to the shoe of the hoofed animal. The studs have a threaded portion for engaging with a threaded bore in the shoe of a hoofed animal, a stud portion and an engagement portion, wherein the engagement portion protrudes radially beyond both the stud portion and the threaded portion. The driver comprising a holder 306 for holding the engagement portion of the stud and a motor for rotating the holder. The engagement portion of the stud can be hexagonal or square in cross section. The holder may comprise a magnet for retaining the stud. The system can also be used to remove studs, stoppers 310 being placed in the horseshoe in the interim. |
