at a competition the week-end

[smitty88]

at a competition the week- end Grant Moon was taking part
he brought over a friend from Florida you might know him

Alex Gutierrez i fired for him in 1 class
i will russel up some pics

[smitty88]

having problems with the pics

[BPethick]

Tell Grant and Alex I said Hello!

Bob Pethick CJF

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/grant1.jpg
Grant and Alex

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/alex1.jpg
Alex Gutierrez from Florida job
he had to make a rocker-bar and shoe on foot 50 min

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/grant4.jpg
Grants roadster he also had to make a rocker-bar shoe 50 min
he dident get in the ribbons

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/grant2.jpg
grant making the graduated heel rolled toe shoe

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/spud2.jpg
Ian Allison from England made a good job of this nasty foot
hunter fit came 2nd in Open

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/alex2.jpg
there was even a donky shoeing class
this was Alex from Florida job

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/spud1.jpg
Allison making the Graduated heel

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/grant3.jpg
Grant making the shoe for the foot in the open
dident get in the ribbons in this class

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/alwynn1.jpg
Alwynn mc Keown fron the north of Ireland

[Gary Hill]

Very nice looking shoes,but the heel fit on two of the pictures is alittle suspect? Grants hair is turning the same as mine salt and pepper! Best, Gary

[smitty88]

Hi Gary
Hunter fit can different from Judge to Judge
and competitor to competitior

its ment to be as you know penny on penny
hunter heels in front and for hinds sloped

inside heel and upright on outside
they woudent be shoeing to the exstreme

widtest part of the frog

the judge at this competition was
Daren Bazin

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/grantsjob.jpg

Grants foot job

[smitty88]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/smitty88_2006/gavingolbyhind.jpg

Gavin Goldby job this got 1st in the open

[SlowShoe]

Smitty,
You got the pictures figured out!! They look awesome. Did you compete?

[calshoer]

Nice forging.... but ... it looks like the heels are not even?
One buttress on the right side of the picture (medial) either not covered by the shoe or else it is higher than the other meaning the foot is out of balance medial laterally?
Either way if thats the case its a serious flaw in the shoeing and I cant believe it would be a winner.
Patty

[Tom Stovall, CJF]

Beautiful forgework!

It might just be the camera angle, but the medial heel on the winning shoeing appears to be a tad short. Hereabouts, no matter how pretty the forgework, failure to cover a heel is considered to be a very serious error. ("Quick, pull it off and do it over before the trainer sees it.")

That's one of the reasons I have little use for contests - they don't have a helluva lot of pragmatic application. Over here, at most race/show/performance barns, if a farrier fit a shoe like that hind is fitted, they'd be looking for a new farrier before the last foot hit the ground.

[Gary Hill]

Thats what I meant when I said the heels were suspect. Thanks for the backup Patty and Tom. Gary

[smitty88]

Smitty,
You got the pictures figured out!! They look awesome. Did you compete?

Yep figured the pics out hope i dont run into any more problems
No i dident compete

[smitty88]

Nice forging.... but ... it looks like the heels are not even?
One buttress on the right side of the picture (medial) either not covered by the shoe or else it is higher than the other meaning the foot is out of balance medial laterally?
Either way if thats the case its a serious flaw in the shoeing and I cant believe it would be a winner.
Patty
i got a look at that job
the medial heel was higher
the judge pointed out to me that nobody was consistent accross
the board everybody went down in some part of the job