Re: RC: tucking the butt

[Dave & Abby Bloxsom <cyclone@snet.net>]

> Speed up the front, slow down behind. Raise angles and shorten toes in front,
> lower angles and lengthen toes behind. Lighter shoes in front, heavier
> behind. Plain shoes in front, swedges behind. I don't like trailers, either,
> except a little when you're trying to grow some heel.
> 
I'm not heel-phobic; I like to see a bit more heel all around than
you're inclined to see on the garden variety shoeing job, but I prefer a
"boxed" heel in front (by beveling the hoof side of the heel a bit to
keep hind shoes, roots, etc. from catching on it).  I still wouldn't
call it a trailer though.

Wouldn't a hind swedge have the same "braking" effect you were concerned
about with the square toe?

I'll buy shoe weight as a valid approach.  Two points for you there.

-Abby



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