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RE: [RC] [RC] Shoes and a flat hoofwall - Howard Bramhall




Well, that believe sure would put a lot of hot shoers out of business. They sure don't leave any gaps between the hoof and the shoe. I thought that was kind of the idea when hot shoe'n. No gaps left behind. Are you anti-hot shoe'n, Kat?

I'm not quite sure why you would leave a gap, at the quarters, between the hoof and the shoe. For one thing, it would expose a nail or two. For another, if your horse is pounding the hard ground, hits a rock there, the shoe will take a bend, especially with those light aluminum ones, and, well, that just doesn't sound like a good idea. And, if there's a nail anywhere in that area, it will come loose, because in the change of shape of the shoe, and, you will most likely lose that shoe sooner than later.

I'm not a professional shoer, but, eveything I've learned from other farriers and the tons of books I have on this subject teach no gaps between the shoe and the hoof. None. Please, Kat, what on earth are you talking about?

I guess this is one of the reasons why we don't like talking about this topic. But, Kat, mention what I just said to your farrier, please. I'd love to hear his answer. Nothing personal at all; just a question.

cya,
Howard

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Kat says:



It is a mistake to think that the hoof wall needs to be flat in order to
put a shoe on.  What a farrier should do is to trim the horse's hoof as
if it were barefoot and then nail the shoe on.

kat
Orange County, Calif.



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