Just realized hot shoeing vs cold shoeing is night and day

Been shoeing for 8 years now. Always did cold shoeing, thought it was fine. Tried hot shoeing on a draft horse in Bozeman last month. Fit was way better, shoe sat flatter. Hoof wall wasn't fighting me. Anyone else make the switch and never go back?

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sethc124mo ago

Blew my mind the first time I did hot shoeing too. It's like that thing where you struggle with a tool for years then find the right one and wonder why you didn't switch sooner. My neighbor spent a decade using a dull chainsaw before I let him borrow mine. Same kinda deal with shoeing. The metal just moves so much easier when it's hot, the shape stays true.

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ellis.charles4mo ago

Buddy of mine swore by cold shoeing until his back gave out after 20 years.

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