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Posted by stephani/va (stephani) on 10/24/2005, 7:45 am As background, I have a few horses with foot issues. Fortunately no founder, but serious conformational problems and hoof cracks that actually split the hoof into 2 seperate moving parts. On top of this, I have blind horses and a super geezer senior so trims are sometimes a struggle. Since moving to VA, we've had a hard time finding a farrier that is worth keeping. We have one guy that is our go to guy, but he has so many clients he can only come for true emergencies. He mentors the young guys out of farrier school, and a couple of them have worked for us. The problem is they just don't seem to have it. Can't find level if their life depended on it, and are somewhat lacking in the work ethic. I met a group of really nice gals who trim their own. They've given me tons of info and support, and I realized that I can do this myself too. I started trimming by hand a few months ago. This past weekend I trimed using an angle grinder for the first time. What a difference this makes. It's a short job, much more precise than I could ever be by hand, and is so much easier on both of our bodies. I never have had the hand strength using the nippers or knife, so was not satisfied with my results. Using a little Campbell Hausfeld pneumatic grinder (that weighs right at 2 lbs) I feel comfortable, and think I did a really good job. Anyway, if anyone would like to know more about this, check out this yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/abrasivehorsehooftrimming/ Stephani
Link: AbrasiveHorseHoof Trimming
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Hi all!
It has been quite some time since I've posted, even tho I do stop in to read occasionally. I wanted to tell you what I've been learning.
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