In order of how often I use them; CH5 slim XL - use these more than anything else E6 SL - for larger feet on some brands of keg shoes and larger handmades CH6 SL XL - Larger feet on some brands of keg shoes MX 60 - larger feet on some kegs where I want a thicker shank than SL 4 - 1/2 race - small footed, thin walled, and ponies Seldom used, but keep in stock . . E3 SL - for hand mades, maybe one box/year E4 SL- for handmades, maybe one box/year E8 - big hairy things, only hand mades, seldom used Copper roofing nails . . . for pad rivets.
I do alot of warmbloods who either are in 3/8x1 or Kerk 4-5 ssp. I use E6 in those. I don't have any drafts that I shoe.
E2 E3 E3 Long E3 Road Nails E4 Long E4 Slim E4 Road Nails E5 Long E5 Slim E5 Road Nails E6 Long E6 Slim E7 E8 I use far more E4 Slim and E5 Slim than anything else.
JC O is a good nail. Selection I use is simple: Delta Combo 5 - o, 1, some 2 DF's/ foot related Delta SB 5 - ooo, oo sx8s/ foot related E 4 - customary E 5 - customary Cap 4 1/2 xl - 4 x o, 4-5 queens plates, 3-4x o kerk aluminums Cap 4 1/2 sb - #3 queens plates Big nails used sparingly.....stock from years ago when I used to do a few feathered ones....
just checked the van mustad foal mustad E2 derby E3 ,E4 ,E5 , E6 ,E7 , mustad E8 ,E10 ,E12 , reg6 , CH4 aus CH5 plate 1 3/4 chris
Capewell 4.5, 5 Race Capewell Platers Special Capewell 6C slim Capewell 7,8,9 city and regular head Delta 5Csl Delta 5 combo Anvil Brand 7,8 Australian 5 City('till I exhaust my supply)
best nail- regular head 4 1/2 Capwell. before pre-made bars; made and punched for this nail. close second, Cooper 4-E before Capewell bought 'em out. "Nail the feet to compliment conformation and way of going of the foot".... me.
E 3-7 slim liberty nails E8,9 mustad Vector ch 5, slim 5,slim 6 capwell plater special 5 I mostly use E 4,5 liberty and vector ch 5 if givn the choice I would only use E head nails. But the st croix shoes i use wont handle them.
What brand of shoe out there do you think have better fitting nail holes at the end of the day its about nail fit and quality of nail do you think
Seems to me that some shoes work better with certain brands of nail as there's as much variation between nail head dimensions from brand to brand as there is nail hole dimensions. I pick shoes based on stock section and coarse or fine nail line suitable to the horse, then I try different nails to find what works best with that shoe. Kerk and Ray Steele shoes always have clean nail holes. I was never happy with the quality of the nail holes (not punched clean) on St. Croix or Diamond.
I think Billys shoes are the nearest thing to ideal pitch having coarse nail holes can land the young and in experienced in hot water
