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Vent: I keep seeing guys skip the rasp step on a fresh trim
Honestly, I watched a farrier at a show in Lexington last week just knock the hoof wall down with nippers and call it done, no rasp at all. Tbh, that leaves a rough edge that can chip and start cracks, which I had to fix on a client's horse just two days later. How do you explain the need for that final smoothing pass to someone who thinks it's just extra work?
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juliawalker1mo ago
@simonl86 nailed it, chips and cracks are exactly what you get. Honestly, I'm so clumsy I'd probably trip over my own feet trying to skip that step and end up with a rasp stuck in my boot. Tbh, I've seen horses with edges so rough they looked like they got chewed on by a beaver. Like, it's not a finishing touch, it's basic hoof care that anyone can learn in five minutes. Ngl, if you skip the rasp, you might as well just leave the horse barefoot and hope for the best.
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kevin_hernandez832mo ago
Yeah, that's just lazy work. It's like washing your car but not drying it, you're just leaving it to spot. That rough edge is a weak point, plain and simple. It takes what, two extra minutes to run the rasp around and seal that wall? Skipping it is a shortcut that costs the horse owner later. I'd ask that farrier if he'd buy a pair of boots with the soles left rough and unfinished.
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