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mila_mitchell•3mo ago

I thought I could fix a crack in a hoof wall in under an hour - three days later I was still at it

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dixon.willow•4mo ago

That cheap rasp covered in rust cost me 3 hours of work

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anthony_fox90•4mo ago

That time a hot nail went straight through the hoof wall and I panicked

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wyatt_green•4mo ago

Bought a $60 magnetic hoof stand on a whim and it saved my back after just three days.

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troy996•4mo ago

Hit my 1000th shoe today and it finally clicked

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willow732•4mo ago

Finally got that tricky front hoof balanced right after 4 tries

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wright.cole•4mo ago

That time a stud finder in Denver showed me I was wrong about hoof angles

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wright.cole•4mo ago

Wasted $150 on those fancy magnetic hoof pads from a catalog...

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jackson.sarah•4mo ago

Overheard a guy at the tack shop say he trims his own horses to save money, and it got me thinking about liability.

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sarahsullivan•4mo ago

Just realized hot shoeing vs cold shoeing is night and day

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fisher.diana•4mo ago

Wasted $80 on a pair of 'pro' nippers that couldn't handle a single draft hoof

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seth_green85•4mo ago

Old rancher watched me trim his mare and said my hoof stand angle was all wrong

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wright.cole•4mo ago

Switched to bar shoes for a foundered pony last spring and the difference in 8 weeks was wild

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the_amy•4mo ago

Tried pulling a shoe with my new nippers instead of clinch cutters and the nail broke off in the hoof wall

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karenw90•4mo ago

Switched from aluminum to steel shoes for my regulars and I’m kicking myself for waiting so long

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