Sorry for all the photos! Walked up sound, there was a little pain when I was cutting back the bars. Walked off happy and rolling around in her blanket afterwards. Hopefully the next shoeing I will be able to address those heels and clean up the bars. I would like to see some healthier frogs
Never too many photos, but I can't say I've ever sensed pain in a horse when trimming bars. - or any other part of the foot for that matter. .. :-s
Just seemed to be pulling away when I put the knife to them I suppose. could have been that I been having trouble keeping my knives sharp lol
Any time you suspect hoof pain, hoof test to confirm and document. Especially for new clients. Don't get caught with your pants down when they decide to blame something on you.
I notice that too, John. I found when I started I didn't try to get it right, I just did what ever it took to get it right. When I taught my sons, they were not allowed to do a "good job for such a young kid", they had to make it look like it was done by The Great Bill Adams. My next trick was to try and keep up with them. I guess when you get tired of pulling nails and putting them in the right place, you'll get the hang of it. Mike, a tip on a better finish; dress the heels and quarters before you put the shoe on. It'll be mo' better.
Pay a little more attention to your toe shape on the hinds as well. You have a little more medial toe than lateral. Or as some would say, your toe shape falls off on the lateral side. It causes distortion and can make them string out behind and get sore. (as well as keep them from tracking up properly)
[ quote="smitty88, post: 31656, member: 15"]Its amazing how many farriers find nailing and finishing difficult. why is this?[/q. uote] I used to pay a lot of attention to my nailing until I worked for a highly thought of farrier who drove nails all over the place. I really hadn't given much thought to it until Smitty pointed it out. As far as finish, I don't like to leave rasp marks but when I spend time sanding on one it kinda feels like wiping before i shit. Not much reason for me to do it.
Mike regarding nailing, height, alignment and placement. as far as finish goes whe you prep your foot thats the finish you should end up with imo. Rasping all your nails to he same size, getting them square and knocking them down square. all ad up to a solid job imo. you dont need sanding blocks to get rid of marks just learn how to use a rasp
