Here's my wife's new horse the pic is from last fall. They are a bit long and the rocker is a bit more than normal because I thought her toes were a bit long. These are 14" 1 1/4 tapers and this set up didn't work for this horse, she still placed 3rd at the North American show but could have been first. She's a big horse almost 16 hands and has a lot of speed. She wasn't comfortable in her circles, she was cautious because she was slipping to much which also affected her stop because she wouldn't drive up under herself as well. I switched to a 13"x 1" and tapered them myself to get in between sizes and she does much better. Got a 1st in the open and a 2nd in the amateur this past weekend. I'll see if I can get some pics of her current set.
One thing I would do John, if you got the place and time is to watch the horse work after shoeing. Many times I've seen problems and then been able to correct on the spot instead of finding the time to go back later. Kind of important on a horse you don't know.
I think the rider is a beginner and this reiner stuff is new over here the horse will get shod next month I might go with 1 1/4x 5/16
What breed is the horse Smitty I'm geussing since he had a 2 kk its not a quarter horse. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
Justin I only met the girl the other night for the first time she asked if I would shoe the horse in front and trim the hinds one thing led to an other out came this reining stuff she said can you make the shoes, I said I will have a go and I said if I run into problems the lads on the forum can help I will get the breed and all for ya
If you're going to be shoeing reiners, you should say;"I'll get the breed for y'all". Your first slider was beauty, by the way.
Zach what about the nails you used in the first pic was that a machine slider and what about the nail fit. on plain I like a good fit with just the bevel on the nail vissible
Smitty that was a pair of handmades I punched city head but my punch was a little wide. And I grind that little rib of the nail head in your pick
Smitty, if you want that horse to slide, you've gotta rasp the nail heads flush with the shoe or countersink them to start with.
Most important: constantly remind the owner that there is no riding on wet grass or pavement and turnout is probably not a good idea either, with these shoes, until the horse "learns" how to live with them.
That's the way I set mine, then take the rasp and knock the head off. I use MX50 on mine. Good head, small nail shank.
