that would be pretty unusual section here... I guess with section that wide, there's no need to bump up the toe, just draw out the heels to taper your branches?
that is correct it's a drawing shoe. That is a pretty standard section 1 1/4 taper for a reining horse.
Mike, I never did many straight reiners, mostly working cow horses, but 1-1/4 seemed to much for most, a lot of them seemed to lose control in the slide (4-1/2 inch wide foot with more than half of it covered with steel) and get scared.. You ever have that problem?
Jack, I have never seen this horse go. Just shoeing to the desire of the trainer. I asked whythey needed these longer shoes and I was told the trainer believes the toes were popping up at the end of the slide. So I asked them why they wanted a tapered slider then with the most floatation at the toe. I got very strange looks from everyone.
Hey Michael, you shouldn't let logic and scientific principles get in the way of what are clients pay us to do...
Received this from a customer recently. Thought I would share it here as this is how I look everyday shoeing. Being a picture of a picture doesn't do it justice, but apparently it won a couple of local contests.
I also like the look of nails right at the end of the fullering, however I still prefer to leave room to get pullers in the crease. My preferences not withstanding, I'd be pretty happy if nail placement were my biggest concern on a fullered shoe. LOL
I made a pair of these earlier in the week. 10-1/2" 1" x 1/2". 13-1/2" finished size. I'm really only posting these because I don't make very many of these, and I've finally got my measurements worked out for how much to cut/bump. This is the first pair I've made that fit spot on where/how I wanted it. I usually bob punch 1/2" and didn't have it on the truck so I tried (miserably) to draw a source with a 3lb cross pien I normally use for upsetting. Punched for an E6, had 2 in the box... so they're nailed up with MX60's. Edit to add: I did rush these a bit since I was making them at the barn and could have made them a lot nicer with some rasping. I'd have just made another bob punch if I wasn't at the horse, but time restraints outweighed the necessity for it.
Is that considered a fault? I haven't worked on anything that did sliding stops in years, but I was under the impression that rocking back on the heels was fairly normal. Several of the Vaquero's I've worked for in the past have actually requested a longer shoe like that, but with the extra length "spooned" because the horses would usually slide with their toes in the air. Maybe it's best I don't work on them anymore. LOL
