Old farrier told me to trim heels lower than I thought - he was dead right

I been shoeing for about 4 years now and always left heels a bit high because I was scared of making the horse sore. Then this old timer named Bill at a clinic in Lexington last fall said I needed to drop them at least a quarter inch more on a mare with underrun heels. I did it on one foot just to test him and the difference in her stride was night and day after 3 days. Now I follow his rule on every horse with heel issues and it's cut my callbacks by maybe half. Has anyone else had an old school farrier give them a tip that totally changed how you work?

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