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Warning: my old mentor told me to never use a 4-point rasp on a draft horse

I thought he was just being stubborn, but after a Clydesdale in Lancaster pulled a shoe and I tried it, I shredded the hoof wall in under 3 minutes. What's the best rasp you've found for the big guys?
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calebw50
calebw503d ago
Honestly sounds like a skill issue more than a tool problem. A sharp four point can work fine on any horse if you know how to use it. You must have been bearing down way too hard or using a totally dull rasp. Those big feet have a ton of wall, no way you wreck it that fast with a light touch. Maybe your old mentor was right about technique, not the tool itself.
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the_tessa
the_tessa3d ago
My farrier in Kentucky swears by a 10-inch single-cut for drafts.
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