Trying to fit a shoe on a draft horse with a really odd hoof angle

I had a client's Percheron last week with a hoof that was way more upright than normal, almost like a club foot. I thought I could just adjust my regular draft shoe pattern, but the heel wouldn't sit right at all. I must have heated and reshaped that same shoe five times before I got the bend correct. What's your go-to method for dealing with really steep hoof angles like that?

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dixon.amy2d ago

I just make a whole new pattern from scratch for those, saves so much time.

anthony_burns1d ago

How do you even start a pattern from scratch?