Serious question, why do so many new guys skip the proper hoof mapping?

Back in the day, my mentor in Lexington made me map every hoof with chalk before I even picked up a knife. Now I see folks just eyeballing it and going straight to trimming. Last month, a client's horse developed a quarter crack because the farrier didn't account for a 3-degree medial deviation. That extra five minutes with a protractor and a line saves months of rehab. Anyone else still doing the full map, or am I just old school?

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fiona_scott4420d ago

What's the big rush? That five minutes of mapping is basic horse care, not some optional step. Skipping it is just lazy work.

hugo5019d ago

Look, sometimes the schedule just gets crazy. That five minutes adds up fast when you're trying to get multiple horses turned out before a storm or a farrier shows up. It's not about being lazy, it's about real time pressure on a working farm.