Old farrier told me to trim heels lower than I thought - he was dead right

I been shoeing for about 4 years now and always left heels a bit high because I was scared of making the horse sore. Then this old timer named Bill at a clinic in Lexington last fall said I needed to drop them at least a quarter inch more on a mare with underrun heels. I did it on one foot just to test him and the difference in her stride was night and day after 3 days. Now I follow his rule on every horse with heel issues and it's cut my callbacks by maybe half. Has anyone else had an old school farrier give them a tip that totally changed how you work?

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emma_baker617d ago

Dropped my first one too low and panicked but Bill was right, totally proved me wrong.

taylor9576d ago

Did you see that YouTube vid where Bill broke down the math on it?

the_alice6d ago

Yeah I caught that vid, he really laid it all out simple.