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I was trimming a draft horse in Kentucky and realized my hoof knife angle was way off
I mean, I've been doing this for about three years now and always thought I had a decent feel for it. But last Tuesday, this old timer named Walt at the Shelbyville fair watched me work and just said, 'Son, you're fighting the sole instead of letting the blade glide.' He showed me how to hold it at more of a 30-degree angle to the hoof wall, not the 45 I'd been using. Has anyone else had a specific tip completely change how you approach a basic trim?
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christopherj6310d agoMost Upvoted
Man, isn't it wild how one little change can flip everything? I had the same thing happen with my rasp angle, felt like a total idiot but it made the job so much easier lol.
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lunaw7210d ago
It's crazy how those small tweaks can turn a frustrating job into a breeze, right?
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