Everyday Shoeing

I've had that happen when old nails were broke off inside the foot when pulling the shoe and there was no external evidence that a piece of the nail was left behind. What's worse is when that happens and it deflects the nail you are driving into the lamina instead of to the outside.

You're nail holes could've been over the wall. Kegs get a little flimsy up in that size range. I also use E6 in 4 and 5 sizes.

getting better, esp the last one.
do you hot shoe any of your horses?

A good hoof for heartbar shoe or barshoe.These frog looks prolapsed.[

Those are areas where the wall had separation. Owners only have him done around 10 weeks. I cut away all the "feathers" in the wall each time.

Not saying they were perfectly flat but certainly not that gapped.

Didn't think the wall was that hard. So I didn't have the foot dressed right.

It's a pretty big foot to be pushing a little E5 through

Kim nailing is the easy bit, but you need to prep the foot better
your fitting needs to be better then everything falls into place

I thought that at first but 5 out of the 6 holes ? That's when I started thinking something was going on with the nails.

Yes I hot shoe my horses I just happened to reset the last times.

I like the ones that clean up good..

Kim as Smitty said you need to learn to prep feet, the foot doesn't stop at the heel quarters. Dress the whole foot from heel to heel and learn to put some shape into feet from the bottom before you dress from the top. It makes everything easier.

I don't like the grinder roll in the toe. The toe in a keg that big is already to weak IMO, grinding it makes it worse. Use a rocker or a french roll

You could tidy up your job more by better use of grinder,linisher,rasp
when boxing those shoes.

they look like you came at them with a chisel

now if you post your next pic try and put some of these things right
then your moving forward

Like David said shoe choice is very important
right size and right section also right nails

even in reset; you throw it in the forge; clean it up and fit it hot?????

Q: the nails are low; like plating a racehorse......reason???........but good.

yes; but you see this here on our drafts and drafts/crosses........but I don't think is always what is good for the horse?????? Yes???

Kim, if you start noticing that you're working harder to get your foot flat, that often means it's time for a fresh rasp. Same thing when it seems like you're taking longer on each foot. Rasp wear, by nature, is insidious.

Regards

I don't believe in that natural rasp crap . . .
but I have had good results sharpening my rasps with hydrochloric pressure.