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Update: my old boss in Tulsa taught me a trick for fitting a shoe on a horse with a really low heel.
He said to rasp the hoof wall at a sharper angle before nailing, and after trying it on three tough cases last month, it actually worked better than anything I'd done before.
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evan_anderson6mo ago
Did a buddy try that dish soap trick on a mule once?
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stellahayes7mo ago
Remembered an old farrier telling me to soak a really dry hoof in warm water with a bit of dish soap before trying to shape it. Made the horn way more workable on this one draft horse that always gave me trouble. Honestly thought it was a weird tip at the time, but it saved me a ton of effort.
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cameron3187mo ago
So you used to think it was weird too? That tip totally changed how I handle dry hooves now.
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