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> > > Those blown out quarters that happen with horses shod all the time are
caused by those nails.<<<

Howard, I have not seen that issue with my horses. But, I still ponder the
difference in feet as to region.  I bought a horse from Florida who had VERY
flat, dropped sole, spread out feet. He had not had shoes on in years. Had
lived in that soft, sand type soil. His feet are HORRIBLE, but slowly
getting better. Here in Texas, we also experience the wet / dry thing, where
the horses go from wet dew covered pasture, to hot, hot dry conditions, to
wet, to dry.  I think that is tough on the feet. I have one horse that I
moved from California with us in 2000. His feet do show a difference in
"condition" than they did in CA, and I think it is the living conditions
more than anything.  There, the conditions were fairly consistent (and
dryer) , and his feet were a tad harder. Here, the wet does seem to make
them a little "softer". But, in all of that, I still have not seen blown out
quarters with any of my horses that were shod properly in any conditions.
But I have been blessed with some wonderful farriers. The one I used in CA,
I had for 25 years. The one here in TX is excellent also, and I could see
using him for just as long.

Jonni



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