oscarc53•1mo agoProlific Poster

Realized I was burning my horses' frogs for a decade

I was down at a clinic in Lexington last month and the clinician pointed out my rasp angle was way too steep on the back half. Said I was basically sanding off live tissue. Has anyone else had to unlearn a bad habit this far into the trade?

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davis.ruby1mo ago

I read a farrier say "less is more" on the frog and it stuck with me.

sullivan.spencer1mo ago

@davis.ruby hit the nail on the head with that "less is more" thing. Used to think you had to really dig in there to get the frog cleaned up proper, but that clinic visit made me feel like a total hack. Seeing those healthy frogs after a light touch showed me everything I was doing wrong. Changed my whole approach going forward.

victor_jones9928d agoTop Commenter

A buddy of mine out in Colorado told me he did the same thing for years until a vet pointed it out during a lameness exam. He said the horse was getting touchy on the hind end and they finally figured out it was from him rasping too aggressive on the frogs. He switched to a lighter hand and said the horses went from flinchy to relaxed almost overnight, really made him rethink his whole approach.

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