Spent 2 hours fighting a front shoe on a tricky hoof yesterday

Had a mare with a quarter crack and a club foot that kept throwing me off. I tried my usual approach with the clip placement but the shoe just wouldn't sit flush. After 45 minutes of resetting and adjusting, I finally realized the toe was too long and I needed to reshape the foot first. Total time from start to finish was almost 3 hours for one shoe. Has anyone else run into a foot shape that completely threw your normal process off?

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cole_hall2d ago

Did you hear about that new shaping technique they're teaching at the clinics now?

burns.richard2d ago

Actually that reminder thing worked pretty well for me when I was trying to learn a similar move. Kept a little sticky note on my board and it helped me lock it in faster.