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Old timer told me to rasp the heels first on a tricky hoof
This 70 year old farrier at a clinic in Lexington said I was wasting time doing the toe first on a club foot. Tried his way on a nasty foundered pony last week and the shoe sat way flatter. Anyone else had luck flipping the order like that?
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kimblack4mo ago
Yeah that "waste of time" line is exactly what I heard from a guy at a horse expo in Ohio last fall. He said old school farriers used to rasp the heel first on anything with a steep angle cause it lets the shoe sit more natural without fighting the hoof wall. I tried it on a foundered mare I've been battling and the shoe didnt want to slide forward like it always does when I start at the toe. Made the whole process faster too cause I wasnt chasing the angle the whole time. Makes sense when you think about it, the heel is where the breakover really starts.
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paulnguyen4mo ago
That "waste of time" line sounds like something my grandpa would say before showing me a shortcut that actually works. Guess the old timers knew a thing or two about not fighting the hoof.
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