Book of Horses

...The method of putting on horseshoes is described in the "Records of the Journeys of the Country of Uten" (around 942) by Gao Juhai, a court official of the Later Jin Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, and it is clear that they were a type of horseshoe with holes drilled in the hooves and fastened with string. Muhammad ibn Muhammad wrote the "Book of Horses" (established after the 15th century) in Western Asia and added some explanations about shoeing techniques, but in East Asia, full-scale horseshoes did not become widespread until Europeans introduced shoeing techniques. However, an exception was made in the Joseon Dynasty by Yun Pil Sang, who invented ice-shoes (iron navel horseshoes) called Daikatsu, which were useful for marching. ...

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The Book of Horses" is listed below.

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…五代後晋の廷臣高居誨（こうきよかい）の《于闐（うてん）国行程録》(942ころ)にその装着法が記されており，ひづめに穴をあけ，ひもでつづる一種の馬沓（うまぐつ）であったことが判明する。　装蹄技術については，西アジアでムハンマド･ブン･ムハンマドが《馬の書》(15世紀以後成立)を著し，ある程度解説を加えているが，東アジアではヨーロッパ人が装蹄技術を伝えるまでは本格的な蹄鉄は普及しなかった。ただ例外的に李氏朝鮮下で尹弼商（いんひつしよう）なる者が代葛（だいかつ）と称する氷上蹄鉄(鉄臍（てつさい）蹄鉄)を発明し，行軍に役だてている。…

※「《馬の書》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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