Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Why pare away sole???

In a message dated 10/05/2002 10:57:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< most farriers who do that are doing so for non-riding owners who seem to 
expect that they will sculpt a foot out of what it there that looks like they 
think it should look, never mind how the hoof is really built.  >>

My farrier (one of the good ones!  And yeah, I treat him like gold ... ) 
calls this "The Oklahoma Show Job."  That is, nail on a shoe and rasp the 
hoof to fit it.  He doesn't do those, btw ... even on request (and he's 
gotten requests!  That's the scary part ...).

Trish & King David
Grand BLANK (that's for you, Lif), Michigan

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