Everyday Shoeing

the shoes are beautiful, Eric....great job as always from you.

Eric here are those aluminiums from yesterday
made from 3/4" square
cut 8 1/4" forged out 12"
vet wanted lenth,extra width and break over

Same foot inside view

I've never seen you cheat a foot or post work that looked like it was fit short and tight. Did the vet give you specific measurements for width, length, and breakover in comparison to what existed in the previous shoeing?

i dident shoe the horse the last time

Would you have done the job different if the vet hadn't said anything?

No thats the way i would have done it regardless

Yup. Just another solid shoeing job like any other good job. Except the vet got paid to make noise. LOL.

Why 8 nails?

Not Smitty but IME, a secure shoe equals a much better foot when you come back.

You need 8 nails and side clips for a secure shoe? Who knew?

O yeah Rick i forgot to mention the vet wanted 8 nailholes

And the vet always gets what s/he wants, right? Besides, eight nail holes doesn't mean you have to fill all of them, right?

Is there something wrong with 8 nails?

They have those Equ-librums in Aluminum with the rolled toes and side-clips.

I only used 6 nails, Smitty

What did the vet say about it?

i have an appointment today to "rescue", "fix" and profit from a credentialed farrier. he does clinics around the country; world, and is endeared in national published rags. so do I post his work performed here or do i fix it and move on?
this might be good for John, the Irish, to see what a national Hero, here, puts on the ground?

note johns 4th nail isent anny farther back then your 3rd though i wonder if theres much benifit when there that close together

Well, if ya' hafta' ask..... Regardless, 'tis but another example of RFL of "It Depends"