Detecting in South Africa

The man of many words comes on here to tell us he has many words to tell, but tells us nothing  what did I do to deserve this punishment 

I must admit I do enjoy a Guinness every so often  I bought a dozen at Christmas and am still drinking them, in-between the normal beers 

Found an 1806 Penny, a hat pin and buckle from the 1600's today while detecting with the club,,, was a hard hunt today  also found the largest horseshoe I have ever seen, and some fossils 

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xavier, it works that good on fossils it beeps everytime he goes near it,

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He sure is finding a wide selection of things,

Way to go Peter, that horse shoe it off a Clydes Dale or A Suffolk Colt there feet are about 10-12" across,

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Here ya go mate I just found this,

HOOVES
 
 
1. In odd-toed hoofed mammals, the body's weight is borne on the central or third digit (toe). The main axis of the foot passes through the third digit, which is the longest on all four feet.
 
   
2. In all horses, only the third digit of each foot is functional. The remaining digits are vestigial (reduced and nonfunctioning).
 
   
3. The single functional digit of a horse’s foot is completely surrounded by a hoof composed of keratin (a tough, fibrous protein which also composes a human’s fingernail). The hooves protect a horse’s feet from the terrain.
 
   
4. A horse’s stance is known as unguligrade. They walk on their hooves, which are at the tips of the digits, or toes. By contrast, cats have a digitigrade stance (on the toes), and humans have a plantigrade stance (on the soles of the feet).
 
   
5. A horseshoe for a full-grown Clydesdale measures more than 51 cm (22 in.) from end to end and weighs about 2.3 kg (5 lb.). It’s more than two times as long and four times as heavy as shoes worn by a riding horse.
 
• To shoe a horse, excess hoof growth is trimmed away. The shoe is then attached to the hoof by eight nails, each 8 to 10 cm (3–4 in.) in length.
 
• Shoes for the hind feet have tips that curve out for additional support and traction, since these feet bear the heaviest load when hauling.
• Shoes are reset approximately every six weeks
 
 


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here ya go Peter,

SIZE
 
1. A horse is measured from the ground to the withers (the tip of its shoulders), in units called hands (one hand equals 10.2 cm or 4 in.).
 
   
2. Adult male Clydesdales measure 17 to 19 hands (1.7-1.9 m or 5.7-6.3 ft.). A male's average weight is between 771 to 998 kg (1,700-2,200 lb.).
 
   
3. Adult females measure 16 to 18 hands (1.6-1.7 m or 5.3-5.7 ft.). A female averages 680 to 771 kg (1,500-2,000 lb.).
 
 
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BODY SHAPE
 
1. A horse's body is adapted for speed. Other animals, such as antelope, are as fast as the horse, but not nearly as large.
 
   
2. The Clydesdale is an immensely strong, barrel-chested horse. It was originally bred for hauling and doing farm work.
 
 


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