Forging

Hi guys, we are working on a story featuring farriers' perspectives and advice on modifications to keg shoes. How often do you heat and reshape shoes? Or do you just do a touch of cold shaping? Let us know here or e-mail me at jmcgovern@lesspub.com.

We will include your name with your thoughts in the story.

This story will run in the January issue.

Thanks in advance.

Ray , I'm a farrier and a teamroper.  As a teamroper i need my horse to stop NOW. i try to TEACH my horse how to stop correctly , But in doing that the horse sometimes wants to stop so hard that its hard to get a wrap(im Old and slow). So i put slidders on to soften the stop with out lossing the feet . as a farrier i don't always like putting them on Because some people think you can MAKE a horse stop if they put sliders on . That can lead to problems like back trouble or the horse can't stop when you take them off . You never hear of a reiner Makeing his horse stop by putting sliders on . they spend alot of time Teaching them to stop then the sliders enhance it