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Re: [RC] Farriers - Jody Rogers-ButtramYes, a farrier CAN change the way a horse moves. But that may not be the desired result when it comes to distance riding. We're taught in farrier school to shape to the white line, the white line and the outside hoof wall do NOT always grow the same. Meaning, that just because there is flare in one area, that the hoof wall is doing the same. So, you trim the hoof, and shape the shoe to fit the white line....as you see it from the bottom of the hoof when you pick it up. You tack the shoe on, and take everything off that sticks out. Now, of course you can take some creative liberties with this to fix something a little more. But that is the basics. A farrier straight out of school is running on what they have learned in the weeks that they spent there. A farrier IMO needs to have many hooves of experience behind them to successfully shoe a distance horse. Yes,
they are not going to do somethings by the book...but there is probably a good reason for it. Jody PS. Keep your tools....sounds like your going to need them. :) Kathy Mayeda <kathy.mayeda@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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