Everyday Shoeing

Eric i hope to come up and have a beer with you , its only a couple of hours away so i am told

You are starting to improve well done. I think your heel fit needs work as both branches are impinging on the frog.

Thanks, shoe was a tad big. I bevelled the inside away from the frog. Wanted a full fit. Horse does low level dressage.

Not trying to be mean but, Instead of smearing goop all over those feet, why not take the time to working on your nailing & clinching?

Your nailing is all over the place too??(

Yes I went with what I had, as I didn't want to poke more holes in the foot seeking a better nail line. This is my Everyday Shoeing and I am trying to improve. I don't have many horses on my books in shoes, so I post as I shoe them.

We all gotta climb the ladder Kim..thanks for posting..keep it up.. I always learn from any pic.. I often wonder why when we log in we see like 40 viewing and a small and full post and even smaller amount post they work.. it takes a special person who is willing to come under fire for a chance to have feed back and a clear direction of where to improve.. note what the guys said and just improve.. ya ever wonder why schools send a pile of students out but a very small amount are still Shoeing a year later and even a smaller amount 5 years later..most will never take the time time to learn more..

yes, clean feet for pictures.........getting better......try different styles of shoes to see what works best for you and your shoeing and nailing, fit ect.

Kim you're either blocking you're nails too hard or dragging then down with tort clinching tongs. Use your grinder to get a proper heel check, don't just bevel it on the foot side so it's not on the frog. Four items that will help your nailing. . .proper trim, proper fit, nail placement, and appropriate section

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I'm not sure if this an extreme rocker toe, or a really big clip, but it was interesting to do.

Before:

After:



Regards

I'd say clip because the plane of the shoe doesn't change.

This what I was talking about in the apprenticeship thread. One has to admire that Kim has the guts to post her work, warts and all, for feedback.... and you can see her taking that criticism away and using it to improve, and it is really improving.

it's called a "rolled clip"; and used to keep horses from dragging their toes to the blood line, front or back. I used one on hind end of a hock/stifled years ago.
it is a extreme lite rolled toe/combo toe-clip. FYI.......Rick

Did I somehow fail to answer the original question posed?

Didn't block this one, so I'm doing it with my clenchers.
Did put in the heel check this time.

Oh to redeem myself on the nailing. Posting the medial side because I three nailed it. Didn't notice the high spot til the photo.



Here's for fit and heel checks.

Rick, It's almost a toecap - and almost counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Tom, I had originally made a toe cap shoe in the shop. When I took it to the horse, I was way short, so I winged it on this one. It took me a really long time to make the toe cap.

I bet I could take longer than you to make one.