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Watching a lot of newer farriers skip the proper rasp angle on the quarters
I've seen at least five different horses in the last two months come in with uneven breakover because their last trim was done with the rasp held almost flat, which just rounds the edge instead of creating a clean, supportive wall.
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hall.ruby3mo agoMost Upvoted
My old mentor always rasped flat and his horses never stumbled.
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dylan_patel28d ago
Three out of my last four hoof consults had flat rasping on the front feet and those horses were landing toe first and stumbling on soft ground. How do you handle it when a client says their old farrier always did it that way and the horse was fine, even though you can see the hoof capsule is already starting to distort from the lack of proper wall support?
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wrenwilson3mo ago
Yeah that "rasp held almost flat" thing is a real shortcut that shows they don't get the purpose. People forget the angle isn't just about looks, it directly changes how the hoof lands and rolls over. If you just round it off, you're setting the horse up for a stumble later because there's no clean support. It's one of those small details that separates a good trim from a bad one fast.
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