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Juli Jakub wrote:

> My farrier said point blank - "some of these guys that call 
> <br>&gt;themselves a farrier can't balance and prepare a foot for a 
> shoe <br>&gt;with a rasp so they just burn it flat with a hot shoe to 
> cover up
>
>
> I have to say I disagree with that. A farrier should shape the shoe to 
> the horses foot and not the other way around. You should prepare a 
> shoe for an already balanced foot, not prepare a foot to fit a shoe!


We er................that was exactly my farriers point. The shoe should 
fit the horse and you can do that without ever putting a hot shoe next 
the the horse's foot. Those that haven't had 25 years of experience shoe 
disciplines form reining and dressage to eventing to endurance has a 
pretty good knowledge about how to do that.

Hot shoeing has it's place - but it should be the exception rather than 
the rule.

Truman


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