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Just got back from a big job in Texas and I'm torn about long distance calls
Spent the last few days working on a quarter horse farm down there, picking up tips for dealing with dry ground and hard hooves. The pay was good and I saw some cool methods, but the drive ate up a lot of time and money. I know some folks stick close to their shop, while others jump at any chance to go somewhere new. Really want to know how you all handle jobs that are far away.
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jenny_johnson871mo ago
Oh man, reading about the dry ground and hard hooves in Texas took me right back. A friend of mine worked a season out in Arizona and said the dirt was like baking powder. He had one horse, a big paint, that kept throwing shoes because the ground was just so ungiving. He ended up changing his whole nail set for jobs out there. It's wild how much the land itself changes the game.
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shane_rivera1mo ago
Yeah, that baking powder dirt is no joke. I had a similar thing with a client's horse on super dry, packed ground last summer. We switched to a wider web shoe with a rolled toe, and it made a huge difference. It just gave a little more cushion and stopped the shoe from getting caught and pulled. Sometimes you gotta just change up the whole plan for that kind of terrain.
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