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DAE have nail issues on super dry ground?
I was shoeing a draft horse yesterday and the nails kept bending or not sitting flush. The soil in my area is bone dry from weeks without rain, making the hooves extra brittle. I ended up using a different nail type and going slower to avoid cracks. How do you adjust your approach when the ground gets this hard?
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jenkins.elizabeth1d ago
Blame the ground all you want. Bad nails or rushing the job will cause issues in any condition.
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margaret9541d ago
Actually, dry ground totally changes how nails set. Jenkins.elizabeth isn't wrong about bad practice, but brittle hooves from drought are a real thing. Going slower like you did is smart.
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