A trainer in Lexington told me my rasp angle was off by about 10 degrees

He showed me on a hoof he was working on, and the cut was so much cleaner. How do you check your own form when you're working alone?

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parker_hall53d agoMost Upvoted

That Lexington trainer used a hoof as a visual guide, right?

paulnguyen3d ago

Oh, a hoof as a visual guide. Yeah, I usually just eyeball it and hope the horse doesn't give me that look of pure judgment. My main check is if the rasp starts making that weird crunchy sound, like it's chewing gravel. Then I know I'm probably holding it like a total goofball. Sometimes I'll stop and hold it up to my boot just to see if the angle looks completely stupid.

jackson.max2d ago

Hold it up to your boot, that's a solid hack. But that crunchy sound you mentioned, is that always a bad angle or could it just be a dry hoof? I've had times where it sounds awful but the angle is actually fine, and other times it's silent but I'm totally off. Makes me wonder if we're overthinking the sound check.